| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Breen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Gerry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) C - Neal Laplante (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Jay Gerry picks off the pass by Steven Clayton | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Gold - foul #1 on Tony Gold, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jay Gerry - foul #1 on Jay Gerry, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-37 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Gerry | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jay Gerry | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza loses the dribble to Donovan Hicks | 36-37 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Robert Boyd - foul #2 on Robert Boyd, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ricky Goza, Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd, Neal Laplante | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), George Barnett (SG), Allen Hinton (SF), Richard Corona (C) Donovan Hicks, Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Jim Serna | |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet buries a fadeaway in the paint | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Corona (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Allen Hinton | 38-42 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker throws it down on a great pass from David Osterhout and he's fouled by Steven Clayton - foul #1 on Steven Clayton, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante (C) Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson (C) Steven Clayton | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:07 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet misses the lay-in but the foul's on Allen Hinton - foul #2 on Allen Hinton, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG) Micheal Twitty | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG) George Barnett, Allen Hinton | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins is fouled on the floor by Danny Sweet - foul #3 on Danny Sweet, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ian Breen (SG), Robert Boyd (PF) David Osterhout, Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF), Jim Serna (C) Edward Perkins, Leslie Johnson | |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled on the floor by Ricky Goza - foul #2 on Ricky Goza, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry (SF) Danny Sweet | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Neal Laplante swats the layup by Tony Gold | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jay Gerry, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson (PF) Richard Corona | |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donovan Hicks | 42-44 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas State | Jim Serna swats the shot by Ian Breen | 42-44 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jim Serna | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | Ian Breen is called for the reach on Tony Gold - foul #1 on Ian Breen, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd, Neal Laplante | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan (C) Jim Serna | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Conlan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donovan Hicks | 42-46 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Osterhout | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the jumpshot from the right side | 45-48 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Brian Conlan - foul #1 on Brian Conlan, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ian Breen (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Neal Laplante (C) David Osterhout, Arthur Barker, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG), Allen Hinton (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Richard Corona (C) Donovan Hicks, Mark Davy, Leslie Johnson, Brian Conlan | |
| 12:00 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ian Breen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Gerry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Neal Laplante (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Edward Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Corona (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled on the floor by Jay Gerry - foul #3 on Jay Gerry, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Robert Boyd (PF) Ricky Goza, Danny Sweet | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna (C) Richard Corona | |
| 11:49 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Neal Laplante | 47-48 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana Tech | Neal Laplante is called for the reach on Tony Gold - foul #1 on Neal Laplante, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:19 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas State | A charge is called on Neal Laplante - foul #2 on Neal Laplante, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG) Micheal Twitty | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG) Tony Gold | |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Edward Perkins takes the ball from Ricky Goza | 50-53 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Neal Laplante - foul #3 on Neal Laplante, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG), Tony Gold (SG), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Edward Perkins, George Barnett, Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Corona - foul #1 on Richard Corona, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy (SF) Allen Hinton | |
| 09:46 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Davy | 52-57 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-57 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet drills a jumper in the paint set up by David Osterhout | 54-57 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leslie Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ricky Goza, Neal Laplante | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty misses the jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker misses the tip | 54-57 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 07:58 | Louisiana Tech | Danny Sweet takes the ball from Mark Davy | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet can't finish the layup | 56-57 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Barker | 56-57 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas State | Danny Sweet misses the jumper from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-57 |
| 06:38 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is fouled on the floor by Danny Sweet - foul #4 on Danny Sweet, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Ian Breen (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF), Neal Laplante (C) Micheal Twitty, David Osterhout, Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Barnett (SG), Edward Perkins (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Tony Gold, Mark Davy, Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ian Breen | 58-59 |
| 05:40 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leslie Johnson | 58-62 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd's layup is rejected by Richard Corona | 58-62 |
| 05:17 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Goza steals the ball from Richard Corona | 58-62 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry banks in the layup set up by Ricky Goza | 60-62 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Perkins | 60-64 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante lays it in | 62-64 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is hacked by Robert Boyd - foul #3 on Robert Boyd, team foul #12 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold (SG), Mark Davy (SF), Steven Clayton (PF), Jim Serna (C) George Barnett, Edward Perkins, Richard Corona, Leslie Johnson | |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:13 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen loses the ball out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Danny Sweet (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Hinton (PG) Donovan Hicks | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Sweet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Laplante (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allen Hinton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins (PG) Allen Hinton | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Osterhout | 65-65 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Perkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ian Breen (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) David Osterhout, Danny Sweet, Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 65-65 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 65-65 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | The jumper by Jay Gerry is denied by Steven Clayton | 65-65 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy is fouled on the floor by Neal Laplante - foul #4 on Neal Laplante, team foul #13 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks (PG) Edward Perkins | |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 65-67 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Breen | 65-67 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas State | Neal Laplante misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Neal Laplante - foul #5 on Neal Laplante, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker (C) Neal Laplante | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks is hacked by Ricky Goza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Goza, team foul #15 | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Goza | 71-71 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna loses the dribble to Jay Gerry | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ian Breen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Gerry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd wins the tip | 71-71 |
| 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) | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza loses the dribble to Donovan Hicks | 71-71 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold throws it down on a nice dish by Donovan Hicks | 71-73 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen is fouled on the floor by Tony Gold - foul #2 on Tony Gold, team foul #6 | 71-73 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-73 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Ricky Goza is called for the reach on Tony Gold - foul #4 on Ricky Goza, team foul #16 | 73-73 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 73-74 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 73-74 |
| 03:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jim Serna | 73-74 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jim Serna | 73-76 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza clanks a shot from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton gets the rebound | 73-76 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jay Gerry - foul #4 on Jay Gerry, team foul #17 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Osterhout (SG), Sean Hoffman (SF), Danny Sweet (PF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ian Breen, Jay Gerry, Robert Boyd, Arthur Barker | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona (PF), Leslie Johnson (C) Steven Clayton, Jim Serna | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Davy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ian Breen (SG), Jay Gerry (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) David Osterhout, Sean Hoffman, Danny Sweet | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna (C) Leslie Johnson | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas State | Mark Davy is called for the reach on Ian Breen - foul #2 on Mark Davy, team foul #7 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker (C) Dwayne McElfresh | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Corona hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Davy | 75-80 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Goza | 77-80 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyd - foul #4 on Robert Boyd, team foul #18 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Steven Clayton (PF) Richard Corona | |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd is whistled for a carry | 77-82 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Tony Gold knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Donovan Hicks | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-85 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | Jay Gerry grabs the offensive rebound | 77-85 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ian Breen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Gerry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Barker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Donovan Hicks (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Gold (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Davy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Steven Clayton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Serna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 77-85 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna grabs the board | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Breen - foul #2 on Ian Breen, team foul #19 | 77-85 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:34 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Ian Breen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-87 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks grabs the board | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Donovan Hicks runs out the clock | 77-87 |