| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Craft (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 3 from straight away | 32-39 |
| 19:38 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:31 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 19:20 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:16 | South Alabama | Michael McNish connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Ono | 32-42 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy is hacked by Gary Haynes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Haynes, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| 19:09 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis buries a shot from the baseline set up by Marion Heaney | 34-42 |
| 18:53 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft misses the lay-in | 34-42 |
| 18:52 | South Alabama | David Hein tips it in | 34-44 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 37-44 |
| 18:20 | South Alabama | David Hein misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Loren Shealy - foul #2 on Loren Shealy, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Joshua Craft, Ronald Follmer | |
| 18:20 | South Alabama | David Hein misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:20 | South Alabama | David Hein misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas State | Frank Neal steals it from David Mitchell in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 17:58 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 17:57 | South Alabama | David Hein hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | James Marburger buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (C) David Hein | |
| 17:00 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Eric Cox, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, Jimmy Darlington, Marvin Kurz | |
| 16:43 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Wyss and he's fouled by Ronald Follmer - foul #2 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:22 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight is alone and drills a floater in the paint set up by Marion Heaney | 45-46 |
| 16:01 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 16:00 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Craft | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Keith Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Craft (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | South Alabama | Michael McNish drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Wyss | 48-49 |
| 15:45 | South Alabama | Marion Heaney is called for the reach on Richard Ono - foul #1 on Marion Heaney, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Anthony Turman (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Keith Fisher, Ronald Follmer | |
| 15:28 | South Alabama | David Thomas scores on a shot in the paint | 48-51 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bryan Ollis | 51-51 |
| 15:01 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Thomas | 51-53 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 14:55 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 14:51 | South Alabama | Frank Neal knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joshua Craft | 51-55 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is hacked by David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Marburger (SG), Eric Cox (PF), David Mitchell (C) Anthony Turman, Bryan Ollis, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SG), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, Joshua Craft, Marvin Kurz | |
| 14:29 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-55 |
| 14:28 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Darlington | 51-55 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | David Hein misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Marburger - foul #2 on James Marburger, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Raymond Knight (C) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Jason Beckner | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG) Patrick Gary, Gary Haynes | |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | David Hein misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:22 | South Alabama | David Hein misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Michael McNish - foul #3 on Michael McNish, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (C) David Hein, Ronald Follmer | |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 13:48 | South Alabama | David Mitchell steals it from Michael McNish | 52-55 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Loren Shealy (SF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Eric Cox, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Jimmy Darlington, Marvin Kurz | |
| 13:16 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher's pass is intercepted by Austin Coleman | 52-55 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Marburger (SG), Bryan Ollis (PF) Donald Wyss, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| 12:44 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft's fadeaway is rejected by Austin Coleman | 52-55 |
| 12:42 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:33 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by James Marburger | 55-55 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | David Thomas makes the fadeaway from the right side | 55-57 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | James Marburger drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 58-57 |
| 12:01 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-57 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marburger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Haynes (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Craft (tiring) 3 reb. C - Keith Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | David Thomas is called for the reach on Bernard Levin in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), David Mitchell (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Joshua Craft, Keith Fisher | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 11:38 | South Alabama | Michael McNish snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 11:34 | South Alabama | David Hein is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Hein, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF) Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 11:11 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:52 | South Alabama | Michael McNish can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 58-57 |
| 10:45 | South Alabama | David Hein gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 10:41 | South Alabama | Marion Heaney takes the ball from Richard Ono | 58-57 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss loses the dribble to Michael McNish in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| 10:31 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 10:11 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 10:05 | South Alabama | Eric Cox takes the ball from David Hein | 58-57 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner blows the layup | 58-57 |
| 09:44 | South Alabama | Richard Ono pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:40 | South Alabama | Richard Ono comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 09:39 | South Alabama | Michael McNish tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Marion Heaney | 60-57 |
| 09:09 | South Alabama | David Hein drills a runner in the lane set up by Marvin Kurz | 60-59 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Jason Beckner, Eric Cox, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Keith Fisher (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the lay-in | 60-59 |
| 08:47 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Gary | 60-59 |
| 08:28 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the dunk | 60-59 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy is hacked by Gary Haynes - foul #4 on Gary Haynes, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Craft (PF) Gary Haynes | |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:02 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer is hacked by Austin Coleman - foul #1 on Austin Coleman, team foul #4 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Keith Fisher | |
| 07:47 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Marburger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Austin Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joshua Craft (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Neal - foul #2 on Frank Neal, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman (SG), Bryan Ollis (PF) James Marburger, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal, David Hein | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is called for 10 seconds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG) Bernard Levin | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 07:02 | South Alabama | Anthony Turman is called for the reach on Richard Ono - foul #2 on Anthony Turman, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Ronald Follmer | |
| 06:51 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 67-59 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 67-59 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy tips it in | 69-59 |
| 06:15 | South Alabama | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Marion Heaney - foul #2 on Marion Heaney, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Donald Wyss (SG) Marion Heaney, Anthony Turman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Marvin Kurz (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Joshua Craft, Keith Fisher | |
| 06:02 | South Alabama | Michael McNish can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 06:01 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes snags the offensive board | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Knight - foul #2 on Raymond Knight, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF), Austin Coleman (C) Loren Shealy, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) Michael McNish | |
| 05:46 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Levin - foul #2 on Bernard Levin, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:38 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-62 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 05:05 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 05:00 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Levin - foul #3 on Bernard Levin, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Marburger (PG), Jason Beckner (SF), Eric Cox (C) Bernard Levin, Bryan Ollis, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG), Keith Fisher (SF), Joshua Craft (PF) Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Ronald Follmer | |
| 05:00 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:00 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Eric Cox | 69-63 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | Marvin Kurz picks off the pass by Eric Cox in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 04:45 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary loses the ball out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG) Donald Wyss | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Hein (SF) Patrick Gary, Marvin Kurz | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Hein - foul #2 on David Hein, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman (SG), Raymond Knight (C) Marion Heaney, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Jimmy Darlington (C) Richard Ono, Keith Fisher | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:07 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses long on a floater from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 04:06 | South Alabama | David Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:51 | South Alabama | David Hein drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas State | James Marburger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 03:34 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Marburger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Turman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Beckner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Knight (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Joshua Craft (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | South Alabama | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Bernard Levin (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Austin Coleman (C) James Marburger, Anthony Turman, Jason Beckner, Eric Cox, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, David Hein, Joshua Craft, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 03:05 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | South Alabama | The jumper by Gary Haynes is denied by Bryan Ollis | 71-66 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Ollis | 73-66 |
| 02:46 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Loren Shealy - foul #3 on Loren Shealy, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), David Mitchell (SF) Marion Heaney, Loren Shealy | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Keith Fisher (PF) Richard Ono, Ronald Follmer | |
| 02:46 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Jason Beckner (SF) Bernard Levin, Bryan Ollis | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Jimmy Darlington (SF) Michael McNish, Gary Haynes | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Austin Coleman | 75-69 |
| 02:28 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF), Eric Cox (PF) Jason Beckner, Austin Coleman | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal | |
| 02:10 | South Alabama | Richard Ono loses the dribble to Donald Wyss | 75-69 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Keith Fisher | |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) Eric Cox | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 01:33 | South Alabama | Donald Wyss steals the ball from Gary Haynes | 75-69 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | South Alabama | Michael McNish clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-69 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Michael McNish is called for the reach on Bryan Ollis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael McNish, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SF), Eric Cox (C) Loren Shealy, Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Michael McNish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-69 |
| 00:46 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft gets the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:44 | South Alabama | Richard Ono makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Craft | 77-72 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is hacked by Michael McNish in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael McNish, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (SG) Michael McNish | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Richard Ono scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Thomas | 78-75 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | David Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Wyss in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Thomas, team foul #13 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF), Raymond Knight (C) Jason Beckner, Eric Cox | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG) David Thomas | |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:26 | South Alabama | Frank Neal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-75 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy snags the defensive board | 79-75 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Frank Neal is called for the reach on Loren Shealy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Neal, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:16 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Loren Shealy | 81-75 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ono - foul #3 on Richard Ono, team foul #15 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (C) Raymond Knight | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | South Alabama | Frank Neal clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-75 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney runs out the clock | 83-75 |