| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fresh) SG - Brian Summer (fresh) SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) C - Jerold Rice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on Lee Schiffer - foul #1 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala slams it home | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Santos Lever | 2-6 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brian Summer - foul #1 on Brian Summer, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Kevin Marsala swats the short shot by Jerold Rice | 4-6 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lee Schiffer | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Summer is called for the reach on Lee Schiffer - foul #2 on Brian Summer, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG) Brian Summer | |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Julian Johnson - foul #1 on Julian Johnson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Allen Johnson (PF), Leon McBride (C) Santos Lever, Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell, Jerold Rice | |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Leon McBride | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Leon McBride - foul #1 on Leon McBride, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 17:13 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Heater | 7-9 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-9 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Lee Schiffer steals it from William Wolf | 10-9 |
| 15:57 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Schiffer | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Baylis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fresh) SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) C - Leon McBride (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker makes the 3 from the left corner set up by William Wolf | 13-12 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Schiffer | 15-12 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Wolf | 15-15 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski is fouled on the floor by William Wolf - foul #1 on William Wolf, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SG), Dustin Walker (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), John Mayhall (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Jerold Rice (C) William Wolf, Eddie Heater, Jesse Tucker, Allen Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Santos Lever steals it from Jimmy Dearing | 15-15 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Mark Scales takes the ball from Jerold Rice | 15-15 |
| 14:02 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Southwell swats the short shot by Dallas Matthews | 15-15 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 15-15 |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Dearing | 17-15 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas State | Gary Brown steals it from Jerold Rice | 17-15 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:21 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Schiffer | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-15 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Santos Lever and he's fouled by Dallas Matthews - foul #1 on Dallas Matthews, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Casimir Cholewinski (SG), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Jimmy Dearing, Gary Brown, Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Allen Johnson (PF) Santos Lever, John Mayhall, Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell | |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Johnson (fresh) C - Jerold Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | William Wolf is called for the reach on Dustin Conklin - foul #2 on William Wolf, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Lee Schiffer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Leon McBride (C) William Wolf, Jerold Rice | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Dustin Walker takes the ball from Leon McBride | 19-18 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Santos Lever steps in front of the Casimir Cholewinski pass | 19-18 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever misses the 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker is hacked by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 10:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever is hacked by Dustin Conklin - foul #1 on Dustin Conklin, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever is called for traveling | 21-18 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 21-18 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leon McBride | 21-21 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Mayhall (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Eddie Heater, Jesse Tucker, Allen Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Santos Lever drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Southwell | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Mark Scales (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Dearing (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dallas Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Santos Lever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mayhall (fresh) SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) C - Jerold Rice (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Louisiana Tech | Julian Johnson steps in front of the Mark Scales pass | 21-24 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses the fadeaway in the lane | 21-24 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson misses the dunk | 21-24 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Martin Southwell takes the ball from Mark Scales | 21-24 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 21-24 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas Matthews is whistled for traveling | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin (PG), Gary Brown (SF), Dennis Baylis (PF), Kevin Marsala (C) Mark Scales, Casimir Cholewinski, Lee Schiffer, Dallas Matthews | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG), Jesse Tucker (SF) Santos Lever, Julian Johnson | |
| 06:00 | Arkansas State | John Mayhall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Allen Johnson (PF), Leon McBride (C) John Mayhall, Martin Southwell, Jerold Rice | |
| 05:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Gary Brown picks off the pass by Jesse Tucker | 21-24 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Conklin and the foul's on Leon McBride - foul #2 on Leon McBride, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker (SF) Jimmy Dearing | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson (SF), Jerold Rice (C) Jesse Tucker, Leon McBride | |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Walker grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is fouled on the floor by Julian Johnson - foul #2 on Julian Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Dustin Walker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Mayhall (PG), Jesse Tucker (SF), Martin Southwell (PF) Santos Lever, Julian Johnson, Allen Johnson | |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jesse Tucker | 23-26 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker is hacked by Lee Schiffer - foul #2 on Lee Schiffer, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Casimir Cholewinski (SG) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Brian Summer (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Leon McBride (C) John Mayhall, Eddie Heater, Jesse Tucker, Jerold Rice | |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Casimir Cholewinski | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Dustin Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casimir Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Schiffer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Baylis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Marsala (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Summer (fresh) SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon McBride (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala is denied on a dunk by Leon McBride | 23-26 |
| 03:27 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Schiffer | 23-26 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis drills a runner from the left block | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer can't connect on a floater from close range | 25-26 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Baylis hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Brian Summer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 01:53 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Marsala snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Dustin Conklin is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Scales (PG), Jimmy Dearing (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Dallas Matthews (C) Dustin Conklin, Lee Schiffer, Dennis Baylis, Kevin Marsala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker (SF), Allen Johnson (PF), Jerold Rice (C) Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell, Leon McBride | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Casimir Cholewinski is called for the reach on Jerold Rice - foul #1 on Casimir Cholewinski, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Mayhall (PG) William Wolf | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Scales - foul #1 on Mark Scales, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jimmy Dearing misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Jesse Tucker grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice can't connect on a runner in the lane | 27-28 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Jerold Rice tips it home | 27-30 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Johnson - foul #2 on Allen Johnson, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lee Schiffer (SF) Casimir Cholewinski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Santos Lever (PG), Eddie Heater (SG) John Mayhall, Brian Summer | |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Lee Schiffer blocks the short jumper by Jerold Rice | 29-30 |