the third quarter started with a 35-yard field goal by uca to cut the lead to 21–20 louisiana tech. tech answered with a 4-yard touchdown run by ray holley and a 12-yard touchdown run by lennon creer to extend tech's lead to 35–20 with 4:55 left in the third quarter. nathan dick threw two touchdown passes of 43 and 56 yards respectively and connected on a two-point conversion attempt to tie the ball game at 35–35 with 14:10 left in the fourth quarter. with 2:08 left in the game, jerrel mcknight recovered a fumble by lennon creer and ran 73 yards for a touchdown to give central arkansas its first lead of the night, 42–35. ray holley scored his second rushing touchdown in the game on a seven-yard carry to cap a seven-play, 72-yard drive in 1 minute, 10 seconds to tie the contest at 42–42.