| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Eliason (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey inbounds the ball | 26-55 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:53 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Eliason denies the turnaround by Manuel Smith | 26-55 |
| 19:51 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Marion Heaney | 26-55 |
| 19:46 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-55 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason tips it home | 28-55 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 28-57 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-57 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 28-59 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-59 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones snags the defensive board | 28-59 |
| 19:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Young | 28-61 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-61 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-61 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the easy layup | 28-61 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason grabs the defensive rebound | 28-61 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Ronald Reed, Christopher Eliason, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-61 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the rebound | 28-61 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-61 |
| 17:45 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum grabs the board | 28-61 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is called for traveling | 28-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF) Donald Wyss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Manuel Smith | |
| 17:18 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-61 |
| 17:16 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum grabs the board | 28-61 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Cox - foul #3 on Eric Cox, team foul #1 | 28-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Christopher Eliason (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Craig Burton, Eric Cox, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF) Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 28-62 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-63 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (SG), Dennis Young (PF) Bryan Corbin, James Grisham | |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is fouled on the floor by Ryan Preston - foul #1 on Ryan Preston, team foul #2 | 28-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Dennis Brown | |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Preston - foul #2 on Ryan Preston, team foul #3 | 28-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey clanks a floater from the left block | 28-63 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 28-63 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is whistled for a carry | 28-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) Robert Bailey | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Larry Master | 28-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (tiring) SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Eliason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Jackson (fresh) PF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-65 |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 28-65 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young is fouled on the floor by Christopher Eliason - foul #2 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #4 | 28-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, David Mitchell, Christopher Eliason, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Bryan Corbin (SF), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, Dennis Young, Larry Master | |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Jones and he's hacked by Bernard Levin - foul #3 on Bernard Levin, team foul #5 | 28-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (PF) Manuel Smith | |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the free throw | 28-68 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-68 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown snags the defensive board | 28-68 |
| 14:55 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-68 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Douglas Jackson | 28-68 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 30-68 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum is called for traveling | 30-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (C) Craig Burton, Ronald Reed, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay, Dennis Brown | |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-68 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Bailey | 30-70 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas State | Larry Master picks off the pass by Eric Cox in the backcourt | 30-70 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the turnaround from close range | 30-70 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 30-70 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Erick Hanson | 30-72 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Ryan Preston (C) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Manuel Smith (SG), Dennis Young (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Preston swats the short shot by Dennis Young | 30-72 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the follow up shot | 30-74 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) David Mitchell, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (C) Leslie Clay | |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-74 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason pulls down the rebound | 30-74 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Ryan Preston | 32-74 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-74 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason snags the defensive board | 32-74 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #1 | 32-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (PG) Marion Heaney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Leslie Clay (PF) Curtis Jones, Manuel Smith, Dennis Young | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed makes the 1st free throw | 33-74 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-74 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Bryan Corbin and he's fouled by Christopher Eliason - foul #3 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #6 | 34-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Bryan Ollis (C) Christopher Eliason, Ronald Reed, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), James Grisham (C) Leslie Clay, Dennis Brown | |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the free throw | 34-77 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-77 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Douglas Jackson - foul #4 on Douglas Jackson, team foul #7 | 36-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Larry Master (C) Erick Hanson, Robert Bailey | |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 1st free throw | 36-78 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum makes the 2nd free throw | 36-79 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Burton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grisham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-79 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the board | 36-79 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Corbin | 36-82 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-82 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum snags the defensive board | 36-82 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-82 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 36-82 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Corbin denies the turnaround by David Mitchell | 36-82 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham gets the rebound | 36-82 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 36-84 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (SG), Austin Coleman (C) David Mitchell, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Manuel Smith (SG), John Jackson (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Bernard Levin - foul #4 on Bernard Levin, team foul #8 | 36-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-85 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 36-85 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Cox | 36-85 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Burton | 38-85 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Craig Burton - foul #2 on Craig Burton, team foul #9 | 38-85 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 38-85 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 38-85 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-85 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton snags the offensive board | 38-85 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | John Jackson is called for the reach on Eric Cox - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 38-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Leslie Clay (PF) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, Dennis Young | |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-85 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox tips it back up and in | 40-85 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown is fouled on the floor by Austin Coleman - foul #2 on Austin Coleman, team foul #10 | 40-85 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-86 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-87 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 42-87 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 42-89 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leslie Clay - foul #1 on Leslie Clay, team foul #3 | 42-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), John Jackson (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Robert Bailey, Leslie Clay, Dennis Brown | |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 43-89 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 2nd free throw | 44-89 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson's floater is knocked away by Bryan Ollis | 44-89 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Cox | 44-89 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Craig Burton, team foul #11 | 44-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF) Bryan Corbin | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Craig Burton - foul #4 on Craig Burton, team foul #12 | 44-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG) Craig Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) John Jackson | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 44-89 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-89 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman pulls down the rebound | 44-89 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Manuel Smith steals the ball from David Mitchell | 44-89 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith banks in the layup | 44-91 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eliason (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-91 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SF) Marion Heaney, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Leslie Clay (PF), James Grisham (C) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young, Larry Master | |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-91 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay tips it back up and in | 44-93 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas State | Curtis Jones steps in front of the Christopher Eliason pass in the backcourt | 44-93 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-93 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham tips it back up and in | 44-95 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-95 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Manuel Smith, Stevie Quattlebaum, Leslie Clay, James Grisham | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Burton - foul #5 on Craig Burton, team foul #13 | 44-95 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF) Craig Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 44-95 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-95 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 44-95 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-95 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Corbin | 47-98 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-98 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-98 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the board | 49-98 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-98 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Eliason steps in front of the Dennis Young pass | 51-98 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-98 |
| 04:22 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Levin steals it from Bryan Corbin | 54-98 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell lays it up and in on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 56-98 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young throws it down on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 56-100 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-100 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Levin is called for the reach on Erick Hanson - foul #5 on Bernard Levin, team foul #14 | 56-100 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 56-101 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-101 |
| 03:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham grabs the offensive board | 56-101 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum drills a driving attempt near the basket | 56-103 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eliason (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Mitchell (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Cox (tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Austin Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Master (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 56-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) John Jackson | |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 56-103 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-103 |
| 03:18 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Larry Master - foul #1 on Larry Master, team foul #5 | 57-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SF), Leslie Clay (C) James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Ollis - foul #1 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #15 | 57-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown (C) Stevie Quattlebaum | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-103 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-103 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman snags the defensive board | 57-103 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Leslie Clay steps in front of the David Mitchell pass | 57-103 |
| 02:23 | Louisiana Tech | Marion Heaney picks off the pass by Leslie Clay | 57-103 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason misses the easy layup | 57-103 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Leslie Clay | 57-103 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown loses the dribble to Bryan Ollis | 57-103 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-103 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, Leslie Clay | |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Jones and he's fouled by Eric Cox - foul #4 on Eric Cox, team foul #16 | 57-105 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the free throw | 57-106 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell loses the dribble to Robert Bailey | 57-106 |
| 01:18 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Smith | 57-109 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-109 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-109 |
| 01:04 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey snags the offensive board | 57-109 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ollis - foul #2 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #17 | 57-109 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-110 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-110 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 57-110 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Mitchell | 60-110 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Manuel Smith and he's fouled by Marion Heaney - foul #2 on Marion Heaney, team foul #18 | 60-112 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the free throw | 60-113 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason is whistled for a carry | 60-113 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones runs out the clock | 60-113 |