| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fresh) SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) SF - Daniel Troup (fresh) PF - James Ford (fresh) C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | James Ford 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Darin Aiello takes the ball from Ruben Shinkle | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ruben Shinkle - foul #1 on Ruben Shinkle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Troup | 1-3 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Ostroski | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Waddy - foul #1 on Ralph Waddy, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas State | James Ford drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Troup | 6-7 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Ralph Waddy steps in front of the William Coleman pass | 6-7 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid lays it up and in set up by Ralph Waddy | 6-9 |
| 17:27 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Reid is called for the reach on James Carter - foul #1 on Harold Reid, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 17:04 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ralph Waddy | 6-9 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Reid | 6-11 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup loses the ball out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (PG), John Galey (SG), Justin Matheney (SF), Mark Eberhart (PF), Billy Rego (C) Harold Reid, Ralph Waddy, Daniel Troup, James Ford, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Mark Eberhart | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Daniel Loose (fresh) SG - John Galey (fresh) SF - Justin Matheney (fresh) PF - Mark Eberhart (fresh) C - Billy Rego (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | Jerome Abbott is called for the reach on Billy Rego - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SF), Billy Wiley (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) William Coleman, William Ostroski, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:09 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Rego is called for the reach on Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Billy Rego, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SF) James Carter, Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), James Ford (PF), Ruben Shinkle (C) John Galey, Justin Matheney, Mark Eberhart, Billy Rego | |
| 14:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds loses the dribble to Ralph Waddy | 6-11 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Reid - foul #2 on Harold Reid, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF), William Ostroski (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Jonathan Theroux, Billy Wiley, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup (SF) Harold Reid | |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Darin Aiello - foul #1 on Darin Aiello, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG) Ronald Sisk, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Darin Aiello denies the turnaround by James Ford | 10-15 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits the finger roll | 12-15 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas State | James Carter steals the ball from James Ford | 12-15 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SF) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Freddie Harris (SG) Daniel Loose, Ralph Waddy | |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Carter | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Galey (fresh) SG - Freddie Harris (fresh) SF - Daniel Troup (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Shinkle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | James Ford gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:16 | Arkansas State | William Ostroski is called for the reach on James Ford - foul #1 on William Ostroski, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF), Billy Wiley (C) Jerome Abbott, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Justin Matheney (SF), Mark Eberhart (PF), Billy Rego (C) Daniel Troup, James Ford, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | James Carter misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas State | Billy Rego snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas State | John Galey buries a floater from close range | 15-19 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Eberhart steals the ball from William Ostroski | 15-19 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Billy Wiley steals the ball from John Galey | 15-19 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Eberhart - foul #1 on Mark Eberhart, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Darin Aiello (C) James Carter, Robert Reynolds, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), Daniel Troup (SF), James Ford (PF), Ruben Shinkle (C) John Galey, Freddie Harris, Justin Matheney, Mark Eberhart, Billy Rego | |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup hits a jump hook in the lane | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott's pass is intercepted by Daniel Troup | 17-21 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-21 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Billy Wiley - foul #1 on Billy Wiley, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (PF) Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ralph Waddy picks off the pass by Jerome Abbott | 17-22 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy throws it down | 17-24 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 17-24 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas State | James Ford grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 17-24 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to James Ford | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ronald Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathan Theroux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gradowski (fresh) C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Daniel Loose (fresh) SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Troup (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Darin Aiello | 17-24 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Theroux | 22-26 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose misses the driving attempt from the right block | 22-26 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski is fouled on the floor by James Ford - foul #1 on James Ford, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Aaron Thompson (SF), William Ostroski (PF) Ronald Sisk, Jerome Abbott, Jonathan Theroux, Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (PG), Freddie Harris (SG), Justin Matheney (SF), Mark Eberhart (PF), Billy Rego (C) Daniel Loose, Ralph Waddy, Daniel Troup, James Ford, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas State | Billy Rego's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Rego - foul #2 on Billy Rego, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Ford (PF) Billy Rego | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris is fouled on the floor by Aaron Thompson - foul #1 on Aaron Thompson, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG) Aaron Thompson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (SG) John Galey | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Ford | 25-28 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Mark Eberhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (SG) James Ford | |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 04:01 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is fouled on the floor by John Galey - foul #1 on John Galey, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Harold Reid (PG), Ralph Waddy (SG), Ruben Shinkle (C) John Galey, Freddie Harris, Mark Eberhart | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Coleman (fresh) PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Harold Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Waddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Loose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Matheney (fresh) C - Ruben Shinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas State | Justin Matheney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Loose | 27-31 |
| 03:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (SG) Jerome Abbott | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Freddie Harris (SF), James Ford (PF) Daniel Loose, Justin Matheney | |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (PF) William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas State | Ruben Shinkle is called for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Ronald Sisk | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Troup (SF) Freddie Harris | |
| 02:21 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Darin Aiello, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Sisk (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG) James Carter, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:17 | Arkansas State | Ronald Sisk takes the ball from Harold Reid in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott is fouled on the floor by Ruben Shinkle - foul #2 on Ruben Shinkle, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF) Darin Aiello | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas State | James Ford snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | James Ford misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on William Ostroski - foul #2 on William Ostroski, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Loose (SG), Mark Eberhart (C) Ralph Waddy, Ruben Shinkle | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | James Ford makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | James Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | James Ford snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sisk - foul #1 on Ronald Sisk, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Carter (PG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Ronald Sisk, William Coleman, Billy Wiley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Galey (SG), Justin Matheney (C) Daniel Troup, James Ford | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Harold Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello drills a fadeaway in the paint | 31-35 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | John Galey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SF), Richard Gradowski (PF) Jerome Abbott, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ralph Waddy (SG), Ruben Shinkle (C) Harold Reid, Justin Matheney | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | John Galey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello drills a driving attempt from the left block | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | John Galey misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-36 |