| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) SG - Fred Hill (fresh) SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) PF - Michael Worrell (fresh) C - Mike Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) C - Willie Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Willis Greenfield | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas State | Willis Greenfield steps in front of the Fred Hill pass | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon is hacked by Michael Worrell - foul #1 on Michael Worrell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield buries a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Mike Evans - foul #1 on Mike Evans, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Scott Gordon steals the ball from Michael Worrell | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch can't finish the layup | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Scott Sylvia | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ernest Taylor | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas State | Willie Wilson is called for the reach on Fred Hill - foul #1 on Willie Wilson, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell's floater is tipped away by Willie Wilson | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson hits the finger roll set up by James Branch | 3-8 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas State | Mike Evans clanks a jumper from close range | 3-8 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Mike Evans | 3-8 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell's floater is tipped away by Willie Wilson | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Branch | 3-10 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill is denied on a layup by Willie Wilson | 3-10 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mike Evans - foul #2 on Mike Evans, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton (SG), Darrell Escalera (SF), Ambrose Gagliano (PF), Paul Moser (C) Fred Hill, Scott Sylvia, Michael Worrell, Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), John Williams (PF) James Branch, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Willis Greenfield | |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Thornton (fresh) SF - Darrell Escalera (fresh) PF - Ambrose Gagliano (fresh) C - Paul Moser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Becker (fresh) SG - John Shields (fresh) SF - Robert Kalafarski (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) C - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes (C) Willie Wilson | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker is fouled on the floor by Kevin Thornton - foul #1 on Kevin Thornton, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Darrell Escalera - foul #1 on Darrell Escalera, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Hill (SG) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | Darrell Escalera snags the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Thornton | 8-13 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kalafarski | 8-15 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas State | Ronald Santillanes steals the ball from Kevin Thornton | 8-15 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-18 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 11-18 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill blows the layup | 11-18 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Darrell Escalera misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker double dribbles | 11-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams (PG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Michael Worrell (PF), Jessie Whigham (C) Kevin Thornton, Darrell Escalera, Ambrose Gagliano, Paul Moser | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Thomas Almanza (PF), Willie Wilson (C) John Becker, John Shields, Robert Kalafarski, John Williams, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 12:46 | Arkansas State | Willie Wilson swats the short shot by Jessie Whigham | 11-18 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Branch | 11-18 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by James Branch | 11-20 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Jessie Whigham banks in the layup | 13-20 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield (PF) Thomas Almanza | |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses the free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jessie Whigham | 13-22 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Jessie Whigham is whistled for traveling | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Hill (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) PF - Michael Worrell (fresh) C - Jessie Whigham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by James Branch | 13-24 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Jessie Whigham misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-24 |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Whigham picks off the pass by James Branch | 13-24 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams is whistled for traveling | 13-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton (SG), Ambrose Gagliano (PF), Paul Moser (C) Fred Hill, Michael Worrell, Jessie Whigham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), John Williams (C) Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Willie Wilson | |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 13-24 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Scott Sylvia and he's hacked by Willis Greenfield - foul #1 on Willis Greenfield, team foul #3 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darrell Escalera (SF) Scott Sylvia | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ambrose Gagliano | 19-24 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker lays it in on a great pass from James Branch and he's fouled by Darrell Escalera - foul #2 on Darrell Escalera, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia (SF) Darrell Escalera | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, Willis Greenfield | |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Kalafarski - foul #1 on Robert Kalafarski, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 08:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Becker | 21-29 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker is fouled on the floor by Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Hill (SG), Michael Worrell (PF), Jessie Whigham (C) Raymond Williams, Ambrose Gagliano, Paul Moser | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF), Ronald Santillanes (PF) Robert Kalafarski, John Williams | |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell throws it down on a nice dish by Scott Sylvia and he's fouled by Ronald Santillanes - foul #1 on Ronald Santillanes, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), John Shields (SG), Willis Greenfield (PF) John Becker, Scott Gordon, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 08:06 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Sylvia picks off the pass by Ernest Taylor | 26-31 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 07:42 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Hill (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Sylvia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Worrell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Whigham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Shields (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes (C) Willie Wilson | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), Thomas Almanza (C) John Shields, Willis Greenfield | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jessie Whigham - foul #1 on Jessie Whigham, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano (PG) Kevin Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Williams (PF) Thomas Almanza | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Branch - foul #1 on James Branch, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Moser (C) Jessie Whigham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Branch | 28-35 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 06:04 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 05:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, John Williams, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton (PG), Jessie Whigham (C) Ambrose Gagliano, Paul Moser | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG) John Shields, Robert Kalafarski | |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon is fouled on the floor by Fred Hill - foul #1 on Fred Hill, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF), John Williams (PF) John Becker, Willis Greenfield | |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:24 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas State | Michael Worrell pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams (PG), Darrell Escalera (SF), Mike Evans (C) Fred Hill, Scott Sylvia, Jessie Whigham | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:41 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Branch | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Raymond Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrell Escalera (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Worrell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Branch - foul #2 on James Branch, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ambrose Gagliano (PF) Michael Worrell | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SG), Willis Greenfield (PF) Scott Gordon, Willie Wilson | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch is denied on a layup by Mike Evans | 32-38 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas State | Darrell Escalera's fadeaway is rejected by John Williams | 32-38 |
| 02:59 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Ernest Taylor | 32-38 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker throws it down on a great pass from James Branch | 32-40 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | Willis Greenfield denies the turnaround by Mike Evans | 32-40 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Evans - foul #3 on Mike Evans, team foul #11 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Hill (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Paul Moser (C) Kevin Thornton, Ambrose Gagliano, Mike Evans | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Ronald Santillanes (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, Ernest Taylor, Willis Greenfield, John Williams | |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas State | Willie Wilson picks off the pass by Fred Hill | 32-42 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski loses the dribble to Scott Sylvia | 32-42 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas State | Fred Hill knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 35-42 |
| 01:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski loses the dribble to Fred Hill | 35-42 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Raymond Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-42 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-42 |