| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Breen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Gerry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neal Laplante (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante hits a jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ian Breen | 46-41 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas State | Mark Davy steals it from Robert Boyd | 46-41 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Tony Gold | 49-41 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-41 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Tony Gold | 49-41 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ian Breen - foul #3 on Ian Breen, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), Allen Hinton (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (PG), David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Ricky Goza, Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd | |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Hinton - foul #1 on Allen Hinton, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG) Tony Gold | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Neal Laplante | |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barker is called for the reach on Richard Corona - foul #1 on Arthur Barker, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG) Sean Hoffman | |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Allen Hinton | 53-43 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Osterhout | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Corona (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Perkins | 55-46 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Osterhout | 55-48 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Barker - foul #2 on Arthur Barker, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Jim Serna (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Allen Hinton, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Ian Breen (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF), Neal Laplante (C) Ricky Goza, David Osterhout, Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyd - foul #2 on Robert Boyd, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF) Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry is fouled on the floor by Donovan Hicks - foul #3 on Donovan Hicks, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG) Micheal Twitty | |
| 13:47 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante loses the dribble to Tony Gold | 56-50 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses short on a shot from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 13:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna tips it home | 58-50 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Clayton - foul #1 on Steven Clayton, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (SF), Leslie Johnson (C) Mark Davy, Jim Serna | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF) Ian Breen, Jay Gerry | |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana Tech | Neal Laplante steals it from Leslie Johnson | 58-52 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza is fouled on the floor by Leslie Johnson - foul #1 on Leslie Johnson, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SF) Donovan Hicks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker (PF) Robert Boyd | |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Perkins | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Neal Laplante (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas State | Allen Hinton is called for the reach on Danny Sweet - foul #2 on Allen Hinton, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (PF) Tony Gold, Allen Hinton, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Ian Breen (SG) Ricky Goza, Neal Laplante | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty hits a shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 11:11 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona lays it up and in | 62-57 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas State | Leslie Johnson takes the ball from David Osterhout | 62-57 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | David Osterhout takes the ball from Leslie Johnson | 62-57 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Osterhout | 62-59 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Ian Breen steals the ball from George Barnett | 62-59 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Ian Breen is called for the reach on George Barnett - foul #4 on Ian Breen, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Mark Davy, Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Sean Hoffman (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF), Neal Laplante (C) Micheal Twitty, Ian Breen, David Osterhout, Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker | |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a floater from the left side | 62-61 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 62-61 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Allen Hinton - foul #3 on Allen Hinton, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jim Serna | 64-63 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Goza | 64-65 |
| 08:09 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Gold and he's hacked by Jay Gerry - foul #1 on Jay Gerry, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (SG) Sean Hoffman | |
| 08:09 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Tony Gold is called for the reach on Micheal Twitty - foul #1 on Tony Gold, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Richard Corona (PF) Allen Hinton, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ian Breen (SG) Ricky Goza | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Corona (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ian Breen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jay Gerry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Laplante (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jim Serna | 70-67 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen can't finish the layup | 70-67 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 07:17 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Neal Laplante | 70-67 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-67 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy hits a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Jay Gerry - foul #2 on Jay Gerry, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), Leslie Johnson (C) Donovan Hicks, Jim Serna | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Micheal Twitty, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses the free throw | 72-67 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Danny Sweet and he's fouled by Tony Gold - foul #2 on Tony Gold, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG), Steven Clayton (PF) Tony Gold, Richard Corona | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins can't finish the layup | 72-70 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy grabs the board | 72-70 |
| 06:02 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Arthur Barker | 72-70 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante misses the easy layup | 72-70 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Neal Laplante is called for the reach on Leslie Johnson - foul #3 on Neal Laplante, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Jim Serna (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Mark Davy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Robert Boyd (PF) Ian Breen, Neal Laplante | |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet is whistled for traveling | 74-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (SF), Richard Corona (PF) Leslie Johnson, Steven Clayton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry (SF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled on the floor by Ricky Goza - foul #2 on Ricky Goza, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (SF) Allen Hinton | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Corona | 76-70 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Gold | 78-70 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | David Osterhout steals it from Richard Corona | 78-70 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 78-70 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Perkins (fresh) 6 ast. PF - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Serna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Gerry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is hacked by Dwayne McElfresh - foul #1 on Dwayne McElfresh, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Edward Perkins, Richard Corona, Jim Serna | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Ian Breen (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Neal Laplante (C) Ricky Goza, David Osterhout, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante misses the lay-in | 80-70 |
| 03:22 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold drills a fadeaway in the paint | 82-70 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna (C) Leslie Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Micheal Twitty, Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker | |
| 02:37 | Arkansas State | Jim Serna picks off the pass by Ian Breen | 82-70 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Davy | 85-70 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Gerry | 85-73 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks loses the dribble to Ricky Goza | 85-73 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza hits the finger roll | 85-75 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd misses the floater from the left wing | 85-75 |
| 01:09 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Donovan Hicks | 85-75 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-75 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd gets the rebound | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-75 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 85-75 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 85-75 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-75 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Donovan Hicks | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks runs out the clock | 85-75 |