| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Elliott (fresh) SG - Robert Driscoll (fresh) SF - Jonah Sullivan (fresh) PF - Donald Skinner (fresh) C - Ruben Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) SF - George Maiden (fresh) PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) C - Curtis Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Skinner 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) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Skinner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Skinner - foul #1 on Donald Skinner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas State | James Elliott misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Richards - foul #1 on Clarence Richards, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas State | James Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas State | James Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Hall - foul #1 on Curtis Hall, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour connects on the jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Driscoll | 6-5 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Driscoll steps in front of the Norbert Seymour pass | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | Curtis Hall steps in front of the Robert Driscoll pass | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Maiden | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | James Elliott clanks a shot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells snags the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards is fouled on the floor by Donald Skinner - foul #2 on Donald Skinner, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril (PG), Bruce Morrison (SG), Thomas Hatfield (SF), Paul Bonnet (PF), Tyler Burnstein (C) James Elliott, Robert Driscoll, Jonah Sullivan, Donald Skinner, Ruben Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall (SF), Frank Triana (C) George Maiden, Curtis Hall | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana blows the layup but the foul's on Tyler Burnstein - foul #1 on Tyler Burnstein, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (SG) Clarence Richards | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Abril (fresh) SG - Bruce Morrison (fresh) SF - Thomas Hatfield (fresh) PF - Paul Bonnet (fresh) C - Tyler Burnstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Marshall (fresh) SF - Brett Marshall (fresh) PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Triana (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF) Robert Anderson, Norbert Seymour | |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Marshall | 6-11 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril loses the ball out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Elliott (PG), Robert Driscoll (SG), Jonah Sullivan (SF) Jeffrey Abril, Bruce Morrison, Thomas Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards (SG), Curtis Hall (C) Timothy Brown, Wesley Dibiase | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Driscoll - foul #1 on Robert Driscoll, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells (C) Tyler Burnstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG), George Maiden (SF), Norbert Seymour (PF) Charles Marshall, Brett Marshall, Frank Triana | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells misses the shot from the right side | 6-13 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Norbert Seymour | 6-15 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan is hacked by George Maiden - foul #1 on George Maiden, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan makes the jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas State | James Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield (PG), Tyler Burnstein (PF), Ronald Gordon (C) James Elliott, Paul Bonnet, Ruben Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (SG), Frank Triana (C) Clarence Richards, Curtis Hall | |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Driscoll steals the ball from George Maiden | 10-15 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Driscoll | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 12-17 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Driscoll | 14-17 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 14-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Elliott (PG), Bruce Morrison (SG), Paul Bonnet (PF), Ruben Wells (C) Robert Driscoll, Jonah Sullivan, Tyler Burnstein, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF), Brett Marshall (PF) Robert Anderson, George Maiden, Norbert Seymour | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Morrison (fresh) SF - Thomas Hatfield (fresh) PF - Paul Bonnet (fresh) C - Ruben Wells (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) SF - Wesley Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Marshall (fresh) C - Frank Triana (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells hits the finger roll | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ruben Wells - foul #1 on Ruben Wells, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall (C) Frank Triana | |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet is denied on a layup by Curtis Hall | 16-18 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:46 | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Wells steals it from Curtis Hall | 16-18 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Hall | 16-18 |
| 10:29 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:02 | Louisiana Tech | Wesley Dibiase is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril (PG), Robert Driscoll (SG), Tyler Burnstein (PF), Ronald Gordon (C) James Elliott, Thomas Hatfield, Paul Bonnet, Ruben Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG), Timothy Brown (SG), Norbert Seymour (PF) Charles Marshall, Clarence Richards, Wesley Dibiase | |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Abril | 18-18 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson is hacked by Ronald Gordon - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan (SF) Bruce Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden (SF) Brett Marshall | |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Gordon is called for the reach on Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Elliott (PG), Ruben Wells (C) Jeffrey Abril, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards (SG), Frank Triana (C) Timothy Brown, Curtis Hall | |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ruben Wells | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan misses short on a runner in the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Norbert Seymour - foul #1 on Norbert Seymour, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet (PF) Tyler Burnstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Richards | 19-21 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonah Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Bonnet (fresh) C - Ruben Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Triana (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield (PG), Tyler Burnstein (C) James Elliott, Ruben Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall (PF), Curtis Hall (C) Norbert Seymour, Frank Triana | |
| 07:13 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (SG), Frank Triana (PF) Clarence Richards, George Maiden | |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 19-23 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Triana - foul #1 on Frank Triana, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril (PG), Bruce Morrison (SG) Robert Driscoll, Jonah Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown (SG), Norbert Seymour (PF) Robert Anderson, Frank Triana | |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall tips it back up and in | 21-25 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Morrison | 23-25 |
| 05:38 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall tips it back up and in | 23-27 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield is hacked by Brett Marshall - foul #1 on Brett Marshall, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll (SG), Jonah Sullivan (SF), Peter Gossman (PF), Ruben Wells (C) Jeffrey Abril, Bruce Morrison, Paul Bonnet, Tyler Burnstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG), Clarence Richards (SG), George Maiden (SF), Frank Triana (C) Charles Marshall, Timothy Brown, Brett Marshall, Curtis Hall | |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson loses the dribble to Jonah Sullivan | 25-27 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Wesley Dibiase (C) Robert Anderson, Norbert Seymour | |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:54 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Jonah Sullivan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hatfield | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Marshall | 28-32 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield is hacked by George Maiden - foul #2 on George Maiden, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Skinner (PF) Peter Gossman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG), Norbert Seymour (PF), Curtis Hall (C) Charles Marshall, Frank Triana, Wesley Dibiase | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Skinner is called for the reach on George Maiden - foul #3 on Donald Skinner, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Elliott (PG), Paul Bonnet (SF), Tyler Burnstein (PF) Thomas Hatfield, Jonah Sullivan, Donald Skinner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:24 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Bonnet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Burnstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ruben Wells | 33-32 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas State | Ruben Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bruce Morrison (SG), Jonah Sullivan (SF) Robert Driscoll, Ruben Wells | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall (SF) George Maiden | |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (SG) Clarence Richards | |
| 02:15 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein buries a runner from the left block | 35-32 |
| 01:57 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Curtis Hall blocks the short jumper by Bruce Morrison | 35-32 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Norbert Seymour - foul #2 on Norbert Seymour, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll (SG), Thomas Hatfield (SF), Ruben Wells (C) Bruce Morrison, Jonah Sullivan, Paul Bonnet | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF), Frank Triana (C) Charles Marshall, Norbert Seymour, Curtis Hall | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Tyler Burnstein makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 01:05 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall can't tip it in | 37-32 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Elliott | 37-32 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas State | James Elliott travels with the ball | 37-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Peter Gossman (PF) Tyler Burnstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden (SF) Wesley Dibiase | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Richards - foul #2 on Clarence Richards, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Abril (PG), Paul Bonnet (PF) James Elliott, Peter Gossman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas State | Robert Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards lays it up and in set up by Frank Triana | 39-37 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Paul Bonnet clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | The clock runs out | 39-37 |