| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) PF - Michael Staton (fresh) C - James Grisham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) SG - Adam Meyerowitz (fresh) SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) PF - Kelvin Baron (fresh) C - Larry Czarnecki (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Curtis Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz loses the dribble to Brandon Underwood in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Marion Heaney is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Marion Heaney, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Jones | 5-0 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Meyerowitz - foul #1 on Adam Meyerowitz, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Adam Meyerowitz | 6-0 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed's pass is intercepted by Brandon Underwood in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brandon Underwood | 9-0 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kelvin Baron | 9-2 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by James Grisham is blocked by Ronald Reed | 9-2 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Reed | 9-5 |
| 17:58 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Brandon Underwood is blocked by Larry Czarnecki | 9-5 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Curtis Jones - foul #1 on Curtis Jones, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Ryan Preston (PF), Douglas Jackson (C) Marion Heaney, Adam Meyerowitz, Kelvin Baron, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Leslie Clay | 9-5 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin is hacked by Christopher Eliason - foul #1 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SG) Ronald Reed | |
| 17:24 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Preston blocks the jumper by Steven McDonald | 9-5 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the wide open floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Wyss | 9-7 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas State | Stevie Quattlebaum picks off the pass by Douglas Jackson | 9-7 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Wyss takes the ball from Leslie Clay | 9-7 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Stevie Quattlebaum - foul #1 on Stevie Quattlebaum, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (PF), James Grisham (C) Steven McDonald, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Kelvin Baron (PF) Donald Wyss, Douglas Jackson, Christopher Eliason | |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton comes up short on the runner in the paint | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Erick Hanson | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Brown (fresh) C - James Grisham (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) SG - Adam Meyerowitz (fairly fresh) SF - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) PF - Kelvin Baron (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Preston (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Michael Staton (PF) Curtis Jones, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Craig Burton, Ryan Preston | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #1 on Ronald Reed, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), James Grisham (C) Erick Hanson, Robert Bailey, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (PF) Kelvin Baron | |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 11-7 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald tips it in | 13-7 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed is hacked by Steven McDonald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven McDonald, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Young (C) Steven McDonald, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson (C) Larry Czarnecki | |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Reed - foul #2 on Ronald Reed, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Bryan Corbin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Kelvin Baron (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Bernard Levin, Adam Meyerowitz, Ronald Reed, Christopher Eliason | |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (PF) Michael Staton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young is whistled for a carry | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (C) Brandon Underwood, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (SF) Douglas Jackson | |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Marion Heaney - foul #2 on Marion Heaney, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Michael Staton (PF), James Grisham (C) Steven McDonald, Leslie Clay, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Ryan Preston (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas State | The short jumper by Christopher Eliason is denied by James Grisham | 16-10 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Underwood - foul #1 on Brandon Underwood, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Young (C) Curtis Jones, Robert Bailey, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SG), Douglas Jackson (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Stephen Talsky, Adam Meyerowitz, Christopher Eliason, Kelvin Baron | |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Stevie Quattlebaum | 18-12 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 11:48 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Underwood | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bryan Corbin (fresh) SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Staton (tiring) 1 pts. C - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) SG - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-14 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum is fouled on the floor by Craig Burton - foul #1 on Craig Burton, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Steven McDonald (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), James Grisham (C) Bryan Corbin, Brandon Underwood, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Christopher Eliason (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF) Bernard Levin, Craig Burton, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron's pass is intercepted by Stevie Quattlebaum | 22-14 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald throws it down on a nice dish by Stevie Quattlebaum | 24-14 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki drills a shot from close range set up by Adam Meyerowitz | 24-16 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven McDonald - foul #2 on Steven McDonald, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Erick Hanson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, Steven McDonald, Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Ryan Preston (C) Donald Wyss, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is whistled for a carry | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton (PF) Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston is whistled for a carry | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson (SF) Kelvin Baron | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Douglas Jackson - foul #1 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Bryan Corbin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SF) Ryan Preston | |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-18 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Dennis Brown, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), Dennis Young (C) Erick Hanson, Michael Staton, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Kelvin Baron (PF) Bernard Levin, Christopher Eliason | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-19 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 08:23 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey grabs the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses long on a floater from the baseline | 26-19 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #1 on Robert Bailey, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Larry Czarnecki (C) Adam Meyerowitz, Douglas Jackson | |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey lays it up and in set up by Bryan Corbin | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Clay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Grisham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Stephen Talsky (fresh) SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) PF - Kelvin Baron (tiring) 2 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky loses the dribble to Bryan Corbin in the backcourt | 30-19 |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin misses the lay-in | 30-19 |
| 07:43 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-19 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Larry Czarnecki | 30-19 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | Leslie Clay steals the ball from Craig Burton | 30-19 |
| 07:20 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-19 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron gets the rebound | 30-19 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron travels with the ball | 30-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (SF), Michael Staton (PF), Dennis Young (C) Brandon Underwood, Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Christopher Eliason (SF), Ryan Preston (PF) Stephen Talsky, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Kelvin Baron | |
| 06:51 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG) Bryan Corbin | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-19 |
| 06:31 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 32-19 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas State | Curtis Jones steals it from Bernard Levin | 32-19 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones dunks the ball | 34-19 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Dennis Brown - foul #2 on Dennis Brown, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Steven McDonald (SF), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Erick Hanson, Dennis Brown, Michael Staton, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Douglas Jackson (SF) Bernard Levin, Adam Meyerowitz, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason misses the free throw | 34-21 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Underwood and he's fouled by Douglas Jackson - foul #2 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #9 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron (PF) Douglas Jackson | |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald makes the free throw | 37-21 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Brandon Underwood takes the ball from Christopher Eliason in the backcourt | 37-21 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood blows the layup | 37-21 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | Bryan Corbin is called for the reach on Stephen Talsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Corbin, team foul #9 | 37-21 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum tips it in | 39-21 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Wyss, team foul #10 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SF) Christopher Eliason | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Stevie Quattlebaum | 41-21 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-21 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the offensive board | 41-21 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss buries a 3 from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin is whistled for traveling | 41-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Bryan Corbin, Steven McDonald, Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Christopher Eliason (SF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Stephen Talsky, Donald Wyss, Craig Burton, Ryan Preston | |
| 04:01 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason travels with the ball | 41-24 |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Meyerowitz steals it from Brandon Underwood | 41-24 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz hits the finger roll | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Underwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Clay (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Grisham (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) SG - Adam Meyerowitz (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Eliason (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Baron (tired) 3 reb. C - Larry Czarnecki (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kelvin Baron - foul #1 on Kelvin Baron, team foul #11 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Brown (PF) Brandon Underwood, Leslie Clay | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) Bernard Levin, Christopher Eliason, Kelvin Baron | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz buries a jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Jackson | 43-28 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Reed is called for the reach on Robert Bailey - foul #3 on Ronald Reed, team foul #12 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald (PG), Dennis Young (C) Curtis Jones, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston (PF) Ronald Reed | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Steven McDonald steps in front of the Adam Meyerowitz pass in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald misses the easy layup | 44-28 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas State | Larry Czarnecki grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Preston steps in front of the Steven McDonald pass | 44-28 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Dennis Young steals it from Marion Heaney in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson blows the dunk | 44-28 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Young | 44-28 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Steven McDonald knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-28 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Young in the backcourt | 46-28 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Czarnecki - foul #1 on Larry Czarnecki, team foul #13 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF) Robert Bailey, Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Kelvin Baron (PF) Marion Heaney, Adam Meyerowitz, Douglas Jackson, Larry Czarnecki | |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Steven McDonald steals it from Ryan Preston | 47-28 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-28 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young tips it home | 49-28 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Curtis Jones | 49-28 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-28 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Erick Hanson - foul #1 on Erick Hanson, team foul #10 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (PG), Brandon Underwood (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Erick Hanson, Steven McDonald, Dennis Young | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Adam Meyerowitz (SG), Douglas Jackson (SF) Donald Wyss, Craig Burton | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron makes the 1st free throw | 49-29 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Kelvin Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Underwood buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bryan Corbin | 52-30 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Grisham - foul #1 on James Grisham, team foul #11 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (SF), Michael Staton (PF) Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Stephen Talsky (PG), Christopher Eliason (PF), Larry Czarnecki (C) Bernard Levin, Kelvin Baron, Ryan Preston | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 00:23 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Staton pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the floater from the left block | 52-30 |