| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:31 | South Alabama | Richard Ono hits a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Follmer - foul #1 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Gary Haynes is called for the reach on Loren Shealy - foul #3 on Gary Haynes, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 19:05 | Arkansas State | David Hein takes the ball from Donald Wyss | 40-37 |
| 18:50 | South Alabama | Richard Ono lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Kurz and he's hacked by Marion Heaney - foul #1 on Marion Heaney, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington (C) Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (C) Raymond Knight | |
| 18:50 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 42-40 |
| 18:33 | South Alabama | Bryan Ollis steals the ball from David Hein | 42-40 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas State | David Hein picks off the pass by Eric Cox | 42-40 |
| 17:49 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Keith Fisher (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis | |
| 17:33 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 17:32 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 17:28 | South Alabama | Frank Neal clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Marburger - foul #2 on James Marburger, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SF) Eric Cox | |
| 17:28 | South Alabama | Frank Neal makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:28 | South Alabama | Frank Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 17:15 | South Alabama | David Hein pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:48 | South Alabama | Frank Neal is hacked by Austin Coleman - foul #1 on Austin Coleman, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz (PF) David Hein | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) Jason Beckner | |
| 16:29 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernard Levin - foul #1 on Bernard Levin, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF) David Thomas, Frank Neal, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman (SG), Jason Beckner (SF) James Marburger, Austin Coleman | |
| 16:29 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:29 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell loses the dribble to Patrick Gary | 45-40 |
| 16:06 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael McNish | 47-40 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas State | Marvin Kurz swats the dunk try by Raymond Knight | 47-40 |
| 15:44 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 47-40 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Kurz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Follmer (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Turman (fresh) SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 47-40 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is fouled in the backcourt by David Hein - foul #3 on David Hein, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) Michael McNish, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Eric Cox (C) Bernard Levin, Anthony Turman, Jason Beckner, David Mitchell, Raymond Knight | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas State | Frank Neal picks off the pass by Marion Heaney | 47-40 |
| 15:13 | South Alabama | Frank Neal can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 15:11 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Gary - foul #1 on Patrick Gary, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-40 |
| 14:52 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:47 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 14:38 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington lays it up and in set up by Joshua Craft | 51-40 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Eric Cox | |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes banks in the layup | 53-40 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Darlington - foul #2 on Jimmy Darlington, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Keith Fisher (C) David Thomas, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Jason Beckner (SF) Marion Heaney, Loren Shealy | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Haynes - foul #4 on Gary Haynes, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (PF) Donald Wyss, Bryan Ollis | |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:30 | South Alabama | Jason Beckner denies the turnaround by Keith Fisher | 53-42 |
| 13:28 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:01 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher buries a jumper from the left block | 55-42 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Levin | 55-42 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Austin Coleman | 55-45 |
| 12:18 | South Alabama | Frank Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal, Keith Fisher, Joshua Craft, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Jason Beckner, David Mitchell, Austin Coleman | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 11:57 | South Alabama | Marion Heaney steals it from Richard Ono | 55-45 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox blows the dunk | 55-45 |
| 11:51 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 11:32 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 55-45 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 11:26 | South Alabama | David Hein grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:22 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Darlington | 55-45 |
| 10:56 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses the easy open layup | 55-45 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 55-45 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 55-48 |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Cox - foul #3 on Eric Cox, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Eric Cox, Raymond Knight | |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:54 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin loses the dribble to David Thomas | 56-48 |
| 09:46 | South Alabama | David Thomas hits the finger roll | 58-48 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer (C) Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:33 | South Alabama | Frank Neal is fouled on the floor by James Marburger - foul #3 on James Marburger, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 09:20 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Thomas | 60-48 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Marburger | 60-50 |
| 08:48 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 08:47 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Fisher | 60-50 |
| 08:25 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 60-50 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Austin Coleman | 60-53 |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | David Thomas clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bernard Levin - foul #2 on Bernard Levin, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (C) Frank Neal, Keith Fisher, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Anthony Turman (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Raymond Knight (C) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, David Mitchell, Austin Coleman | |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jason Beckner | 60-53 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marion Heaney | 60-56 |
| 07:20 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz clanks a jump hook near the basket | 60-56 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Craft (tiring) 3 pf. C - Marvin Kurz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Turman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Raymond Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 07:06 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 60-56 |
| 07:01 | South Alabama | David Thomas clanks a jumper from close range | 60-56 |
| 06:59 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz tips it in | 62-56 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Kurz | 62-56 |
| 06:38 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | David Thomas scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Patrick Gary | 64-56 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Craft - foul #4 on Joshua Craft, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, David Thomas, Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Eric Cox (PF), David Mitchell (C) Marion Heaney, Anthony Turman, Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:04 | South Alabama | Donald Wyss takes the ball from Ronald Follmer | 64-58 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss throws it down | 64-60 |
| 05:57 | South Alabama | Michael McNish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (PG), Jimmy Darlington (PF) Richard Ono, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF) Jason Beckner | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Neal - foul #2 on Frank Neal, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:54 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:30 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington hits a turnaround from the right block | 66-61 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Frank Neal is called for the reach on Bernard Levin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Neal, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) David Mitchell | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:12 | South Alabama | Eric Cox is called for the reach on Marvin Kurz - foul #4 on Eric Cox, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG) Frank Neal | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) Eric Cox | |
| 05:12 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:12 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy's pass is intercepted by Michael McNish in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 04:56 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses badly on a shot from close range | 68-63 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:48 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 68-63 |
| 04:42 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Knight - foul #3 on Raymond Knight, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Keith Fisher (C) Patrick Gary, David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), James Marburger (SG), Austin Coleman (C) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Raymond Knight | |
| 04:42 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:42 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Austin Coleman | 69-65 |
| 04:00 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is whistled for a carry | 69-65 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (PF) Michael McNish, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (PF) Bryan Ollis | |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Marion Heaney | 69-67 |
| 03:38 | South Alabama | Frank Neal is fouled on the floor by James Marburger - foul #4 on James Marburger, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes, Keith Fisher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Eric Cox (C) Marion Heaney, James Marburger, Loren Shealy, Austin Coleman | |
| 03:38 | South Alabama | Frank Neal makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:38 | South Alabama | Frank Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-67 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner hits the follow up shot | 71-69 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Patrick Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Craft (tiring) 4 pf. C - Ronald Follmer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Anthony Turman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | South Alabama | Patrick Gary misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-69 |
| 03:08 | South Alabama | Frank Neal tips it back up and in | 73-69 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Anthony Turman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 02:52 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), Keith Fisher (PF) Patrick Gary, Frank Neal, Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Austin Coleman (C) Anthony Turman, Jason Beckner | |
| 02:40 | South Alabama | David Hein loses the dribble to David Mitchell | 73-72 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) David Thomas, David Hein, Keith Fisher, Ronald Follmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF) Austin Coleman | |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney loses the dribble to Michael McNish in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 02:29 | South Alabama | Richard Ono knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael McNish | 76-72 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 02:23 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes pulls down the rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:17 | South Alabama | Michael McNish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy dunks the ball set up by Marion Heaney | 76-74 |
| 01:54 | South Alabama | Michael McNish clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) Marvin Kurz, Jimmy Darlington | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Eric Cox, David Mitchell | |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Ronald Follmer is called for the reach on Loren Shealy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:49 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes is fouled on the floor by Marion Heaney - foul #2 on Marion Heaney, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:36 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy pulls down the rebound | 77-75 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight lays it in and he's fouled by Joshua Craft - foul #5 on Joshua Craft, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz (PF) Joshua Craft | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:13 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 00:56 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael McNish | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Ronald Follmer is called for the reach on Raymond Knight - foul #3 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #13 | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes is hacked by Marion Heaney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Heaney, team foul #12 | 79-78 |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:35 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes drills a floater from the baseline | 82-80 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 82-80 |