| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Craig Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey inbounds the ball | 28-54 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Jones | 28-56 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Craig Burton | 30-56 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 30-58 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-58 |
| 19:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the rebound | 30-58 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-61 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-61 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Jones | 30-63 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is whistled for a carry | 30-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Craig Burton, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, 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 | |
| 18:20 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Eliason in the backcourt | 30-63 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Mitchell | 33-63 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ollis - foul #1 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #1 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (PG) Donald Wyss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-63 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson tips it back up and in | 33-65 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas State | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on Bryan Ollis - foul #3 on Manuel Smith, team foul #1 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) David Mitchell, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), John Jackson (SF), Leslie Clay (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Manuel Smith, Stevie Quattlebaum, James Grisham | |
| 17:13 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-65 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the offensive rebound | 33-65 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Burton | 35-65 |
| 16:38 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Curtis Jones | 35-67 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed is hacked by Curtis Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Jones, team foul #2 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Ryan Preston (C) Christopher Eliason, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Leslie Clay, Dennis Brown | |
| 16:31 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-67 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson grabs the board | 35-67 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Burton - foul #2 on Craig Burton, team foul #2 | 35-67 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Erick Hanson | 35-69 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed's pass is intercepted by John Jackson in the backcourt | 35-69 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson is hacked by Craig Burton - foul #3 on Craig Burton, team foul #3 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (PF) Craig Burton, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), James Grisham (C) John Jackson, Larry Master | |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a shot in the lane set up by Dennis Young and he's hacked by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 35-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Bernard Levin (SG) Christopher Eliason, Donald Wyss | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the free throw | 35-71 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-71 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Erick Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Grisham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson loses the dribble to Marion Heaney | 35-71 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney's pass is intercepted by Erick Hanson in the backcourt | 35-71 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Erick Hanson and he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #5 | 35-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) David Mitchell, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Stevie Quattlebaum (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Dennis Young, James Grisham | |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the free throw | 35-74 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Jones - foul #2 on Curtis Jones, team foul #3 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (PF) Robert Bailey | |
| 15:18 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin's pass is intercepted by Curtis Jones | 35-74 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Levin is called for the reach on Manuel Smith - foul #4 on Bernard Levin, team foul #6 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Austin Coleman (C) Bernard Levin, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marion Heaney - foul #4 on Marion Heaney, team foul #7 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (PG) Marion Heaney | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF) Leslie Clay | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-75 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-76 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-76 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-76 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-76 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 35-76 |
| 14:06 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason (PG), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Craig Burton, Douglas Jackson, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Dennis Young (PF), James Grisham (C) Curtis Jones, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Brown | |
| 14:03 | Arkansas State | Bryan Corbin is called for the reach on Donald Wyss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Corbin, team foul #4 | 35-76 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-76 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 35-76 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin hits a floater from the baseline set up by James Grisham | 35-78 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis clanks a shot from the right wing | 35-78 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-78 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-78 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young grabs the offensive rebound | 35-78 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #2 on Ronald Reed, team foul #8 | 35-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (PG), Douglas Jackson (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Donald Wyss, Eric Cox, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG), John Jackson (SF), Larry Master (C) Bryan Corbin, Robert Bailey, Dennis Young | |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 35-79 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-80 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Smith - foul #4 on Manuel Smith, team foul #5 | 35-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay (PF) James Grisham | |
| 12:55 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-80 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay pulls down the rebound | 35-80 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master hits a jumper from the free throw line | 35-82 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG) Christopher Eliason | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, Larry Master | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #3 on Ronald Reed, team foul #9 | 35-82 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Eric Cox (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Donald Wyss, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF), Dennis Young (PF) Manuel Smith, Leslie Clay | |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-83 |
| 12:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-84 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-84 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Young | 35-84 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Eliason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burton (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) C - Austin Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Young (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young is hacked by Christopher Eliason - foul #2 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #10 | 35-84 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG) John Jackson | |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young makes the 1st free throw | 35-85 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young misses the 2nd free throw | 35-85 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman gets the rebound | 35-85 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the jumper from the left side | 35-85 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton grabs the offensive board | 35-85 |
| 11:26 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 38-85 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Bryan Corbin | 38-87 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas State | Bryan Corbin steals the ball from Craig Burton in the backcourt | 38-87 |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-87 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown snags the offensive board | 38-87 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Corbin | 38-89 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Craig Burton | 41-89 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young double dribbles | 41-89 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (PF) Bernard Levin, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), Manuel Smith (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Curtis Jones, Bryan Corbin, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Robert Bailey steals the ball from Bryan Ollis | 41-89 |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey throws it down | 41-91 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Bailey picks off the pass by Eric Cox | 41-91 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Burton - foul #4 on Craig Burton, team foul #11 | 41-91 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG) Craig Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson (SG) Manuel Smith | |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 41-91 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-92 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Master - foul #2 on Larry Master, team foul #6 | 41-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 1st free throw | 42-92 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-92 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Bernard Levin steals the ball from John Jackson | 43-92 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin lays it up and in | 45-92 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey can't connect on a jumper from close range | 45-92 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 45-92 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-92 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson gets the rebound | 45-92 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Eliason steals the ball from Robert Bailey | 45-92 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the easy layup | 45-92 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-92 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman is hacked by Larry Master - foul #3 on Larry Master, team foul #7 | 45-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Bryan Corbin (SG), Leslie Clay (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Erick Hanson, John Jackson, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 46-92 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-92 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-92 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason grabs the defensive rebound | 47-92 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Curtis Jones - foul #3 on Curtis Jones, team foul #8 | 47-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith (SG) Robert Bailey | |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 47-92 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-92 |
| 08:15 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Clay pulls down the rebound | 47-92 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ollis - foul #2 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #12 | 47-92 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), David Mitchell (SF) Austin Coleman, Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-93 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-94 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is hacked by Curtis Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Jones, team foul #9 | 47-94 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 1st free throw | 47-94 |
| 07:50 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 47-94 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Eliason (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bryan Ollis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Cox (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bryan Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Leslie Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown is denied on a layup by Bryan Ollis | 47-94 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 47-94 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | Dennis Brown steals the ball from Bernard Levin in the backcourt | 47-94 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bryan Corbin and he's hacked by Eric Cox - foul #3 on Eric Cox, team foul #13 | 47-96 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SG) Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Young (PF) Curtis Jones, Manuel Smith, Bryan Corbin, Leslie Clay | |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Brown misses the free throw | 47-96 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young gets the offensive rebound | 47-96 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-96 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason gets the rebound | 47-96 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-96 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF) Robert Bailey | |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Erick Hanson | 47-98 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin loses the dribble to Erick Hanson in the backcourt | 47-98 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson misses the lay-in | 47-98 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson hits the follow up shot | 47-100 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Dennis Brown blocks the short jumper by Craig Burton | 47-100 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson gets the rebound | 47-100 |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Young and he's hacked by Craig Burton - foul #5 on Craig Burton, team foul #14 | 47-102 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Craig Burton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) John Jackson, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Young, Dennis Brown | |
| 05:36 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson makes the free throw | 47-103 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 47-103 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Grisham gets the rebound | 47-103 |
| 05:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey misses the easy layup | 47-103 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-103 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-103 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | David Mitchell picks off the pass by Larry Master | 50-103 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-103 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master pulls down the rebound | 50-103 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Erick Hanson and he's hacked by Austin Coleman - foul #1 on Austin Coleman, team foul #15 | 50-105 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones (PG), Manuel Smith (SG), Dennis Young (PF), Leslie Clay (C) Erick Hanson, Bryan Corbin, James Grisham, Larry Master | |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the free throw | 50-106 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Robert Bailey steps in front of the Bernard Levin pass in the backcourt | 50-106 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith is hacked by Christopher Eliason - foul #3 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #16 | 50-106 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-106 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Manuel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-107 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas State | Curtis Jones picks off the pass by Bernard Levin in the backcourt | 50-107 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curtis Jones | 50-109 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-109 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stevie Quattlebaum (SF) Robert Bailey | |
| 03:50 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Ollis steals it from Leslie Clay | 50-109 |
| 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) | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 50-109 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Eliason | 50-109 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Eliason (very tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bryan Ollis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Austin Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Curtis Jones (fresh) 25 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stevie Quattlebaum (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dennis Young (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Leslie Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-109 |
| 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) | |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Smith | 53-112 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Leslie Clay steals it from Austin Coleman | 53-112 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Austin Coleman steals it from Stevie Quattlebaum | 53-112 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Manuel Smith is called for the reach on David Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Smith, team foul #10 | 53-112 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin (SG), John Jackson (SF), James Grisham (PF), Larry Master (C) Manuel Smith, Stevie Quattlebaum, Dennis Young, Leslie Clay | |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 54-112 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-112 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Master grabs the defensive rebound | 54-112 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson is hacked by David Mitchell - foul #5 on David Mitchell, team foul #17 | 54-112 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed (SF) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 54-113 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-113 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 54-113 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bernard Levin | 57-113 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Eliason - foul #4 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #18 | 57-113 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey (SF), Dennis Brown (C) John Jackson, Larry Master | |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 57-114 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-114 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox gets the rebound | 57-114 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason's fadeaway is rejected by James Grisham | 57-114 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Grisham | 57-114 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Corbin double dribbles | 57-114 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young (PF) James Grisham | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-114 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young loses the dribble to Bernard Levin | 57-114 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin hits the finger roll | 59-114 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reed - foul #4 on Ronald Reed, team foul #19 | 59-114 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 59-115 |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-116 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Dennis Brown swats the layup by Christopher Eliason | 59-116 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 59-116 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bernard Levin - foul #5 on Bernard Levin, team foul #20 | 59-116 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-117 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-117 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis pulls down the rebound | 59-117 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-117 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young pulls down the rebound | 59-117 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Young hits the finger roll set up by Curtis Jones | 59-119 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason can't throw it down but the foul's on Curtis Jones - foul #5 on Curtis Jones, team foul #11 | 59-119 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson (PG) Curtis Jones | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 60-119 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 2nd free throw | 61-119 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Erick Hanson runs out the clock | 61-119 |