| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) SF - James Creamer (fresh) PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) PF - James Ferrin (fresh) C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger lays it in on a great pass from James Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero hits a turnaround in the paint set up by James Smith and the foul's on James Creamer - foul #1 on James Creamer, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Will Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | James Creamer snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | James Creamer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Will Taylor - foul #1 on Will Taylor, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | James Creamer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Jim Blansett steals the ball from Leonard Kissinger | 5-7 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | James Creamer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jim Blansett | 7-7 |
| 17:25 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Creamer | 7-7 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Patrick Hicks swats the shot by Jim Blansett | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Louisiana State | Clifford Phillips swats the short shot by Patrick Hicks | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Cripe | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | James Ferrin is called for the reach on Stephen Cripe - foul #1 on James Ferrin, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), William Washam (SG), Wade Brown (C) Will Taylor, Jim Blansett, Clifford Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PG), Gregory Theisen (SG), David Chavis (SF), David Valliere (PF) Leonard Kissinger, James Smith, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin | |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | David Chavis pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Celestin (fresh) SG - William Washam (fresh) SF - James Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Cripe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wade Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) SG - Gregory Theisen (fresh) SF - David Chavis (fresh) PF - David Valliere (fresh) C - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:41 | Louisiana State | David Valliere grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | William Washam grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Wade Brown | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Louisiana State | David Chavis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe misses the tip | 9-7 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana State | David Valliere misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Louisiana State | David Valliere gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:31 | Louisiana State | David Valliere knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Theisen | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | William Washam's layup is rejected by Patrick Hicks | 9-9 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana State | David Valliere snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Richard Brown is denied by Wade Brown | 9-9 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Wade Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Jim Blansett (SG), John Sinclair (PF), Clifford Phillips (C) Alex Celestin, William Washam, James Creamer, Stephen Cripe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), James Smith (SG), Jaime Williams (SF) David Chavis, David Valliere, Patrick Hicks | |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Theisen and the foul's on Will Taylor - foul #2 on Will Taylor, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Boyd (PG), Jerry Batey (PF) Will Taylor, Wade Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero (SF), James Ferrin (PF) Jaime Williams, Richard Brown | |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks (C) Gregory Theisen | |
| 12:46 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG) Albert Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 12:36 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin loses the dribble to Patrick Hicks | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Kissinger and he's fouled by Jim Blansett - foul #1 on Jim Blansett, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PF) James Ferrin | |
| 12:24 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | John Sinclair banks in the layup set up by Jim Blansett | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Brown (SF) Jerry Batey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Chavis (SF), Gregory Theisen (C) Alfred Aguero, Patrick Hicks | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Wade Brown jams it set up by John Sinclair | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Celestin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sinclair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Chavis (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) C - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 11:32 | Louisiana State | Jim Blansett picks off the pass by Leonard Kissinger | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Chavis - foul #1 on David Chavis, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (PG), James Creamer (SF), Stephen Cripe (PF) Alex Celestin, John Sinclair, Clifford Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Valliere (PF) Leonard Kissinger | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Wade Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana State | Stephen Cripe steals it from Richard Brown | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero (SF), James Ferrin (PF) Richard Brown, David Chavis | |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Boyd (SG), Jerry Batey (C) Jim Blansett, Wade Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Diego Chavez (PG) James Smith | |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Albert Boyd double dribbles | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), Clifford Phillips (C) Albert Boyd, Jerry Batey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams (SG) Gregory Theisen | |
| 09:59 | Louisiana State | James Ferrin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alex Celestin | 17-15 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 09:37 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero misses the shot near the basket | 20-15 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe is fouled on the floor by David Valliere - foul #1 on David Valliere, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Brown (PF) Stephen Cripe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), James Smith (SG), David Chavis (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) Diego Chavez, Jaime Williams, Alfred Aguero, James Ferrin, David Valliere | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Phillips | 22-15 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Clifford Phillips is called for the reach on David Chavis - foul #1 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Boyd (PG), Jim Blansett (SG), John Sinclair (PF), Jerry Batey (C) Alex Celestin, William Washam, James Creamer, Clifford Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 08:36 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Smith | 22-18 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | James Smith steals the ball from Jerry Batey | 22-18 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 22-21 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | David Chavis is called for the reach on Albert Boyd - foul #2 on David Chavis, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Creamer (SF), Stephen Cripe (PF) Wade Brown, Jerry Batey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero (SF) David Chavis | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | James Creamer loses the dribble to Alfred Aguero | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Albert Boyd (fresh) SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Creamer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 6 reb. C - John Sinclair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Leonard Kissinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero loses the dribble to James Creamer | 22-21 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Patrick Hicks is called for the reach on James Creamer - foul #1 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), Clifford Phillips (C) Albert Boyd, John Sinclair | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen (PG), James Ferrin (PF) Leonard Kissinger, Richard Brown | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Blansett and the foul's on James Ferrin - foul #2 on James Ferrin, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (SG) Jim Blansett | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Diego Chavez (PG), David Valliere (PF) James Smith, James Ferrin | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:36 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks hits a runner from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | James Creamer blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Hicks - foul #2 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Smith (SG), Jaime Williams (SF) Alfred Aguero, Patrick Hicks | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | Clifford Phillips is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Blansett (SG), Wade Brown (SF), John Sinclair (C) William Washam, James Creamer, Clifford Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), Richard Brown (C) Diego Chavez, Gregory Theisen | |
| 05:21 | Louisiana State | Wade Brown blocks the short jumper by Leonard Kissinger | 26-23 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | John Sinclair comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin tips it in | 28-23 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | David Valliere can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-23 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana State | Richard Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | Jaime Williams blows the layup | 28-23 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:04 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett buries a shot near the basket set up by Alex Celestin and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (PG), James Creamer (SF) Alex Celestin, Stephen Cripe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Diego Chavez (PG), Gregory Theisen (SG), Alfred Aguero (SF) Leonard Kissinger, James Smith, Jaime Williams | |
| 04:04 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Diego Chavez | 30-26 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Clifford Phillips (C) Jim Blansett, John Sinclair | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Ferrin (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) Diego Chavez, David Valliere | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks misses short on a runner from the right block | 30-26 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | James Creamer snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) SG - William Washam (fresh) SF - James Creamer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Theisen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Aguero (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Ferrin (fresh) C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Will Taylor travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sinclair (PF) Wade Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger (PG), James Smith (SG) Richard Brown, Gregory Theisen | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 30-28 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger blows the layup but the foul's on William Washam - foul #1 on William Washam, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Blansett (SG), Stephen Cripe (PF) William Washam, John Sinclair | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Chavis (SF) Alfred Aguero | |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana State | Leonard Kissinger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Will Taylor hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Blansett and he's fouled by James Ferrin - foul #3 on James Ferrin, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen (PF) James Ferrin | |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Will Taylor makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Clifford Phillips - foul #3 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Brown (SF), John Sinclair (C) James Creamer, Clifford Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Brown (PF) Gregory Theisen | |
| 01:45 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Will Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-32 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe tips it back up and in | 35-32 |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Jim Blansett is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Jim Blansett, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG) Will Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero (SF), David Valliere (PF) Leonard Kissinger, David Chavis | |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | John Sinclair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Alfred Aguero grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana State | Patrick Hicks hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Wade Brown buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Sinclair | 37-34 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana State | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (SG), James Creamer (SF), Jerry Batey (C) Jim Blansett, Wade Brown, Stephen Cripe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen (SG) James Smith | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | James Creamer is hacked by Patrick Hicks - foul #3 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #11 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Stephen Cripe (PF) William Washam, John Sinclair | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Diego Chavez (PG) Patrick Hicks | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Gregory Theisen misses the fullcourt shot | 39-34 |