| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gerald Neidig (fresh) SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) C - Peter Epperly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Clinton Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Clinton Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | LSU | Clinton Green comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | LSU | Clinton Green tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Cleavon Ake | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Clinton Green hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Pinter | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Clinton Green misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Richard Pinter is called for the reach on Marcel Felix - foul #1 on Richard Pinter, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG) Dezydery Tanski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Peter Epperly, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (C) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:05 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan buries a 3 from straight away | 8-4 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Sam Nelson is called for the reach on Gerald Neidig - foul #1 on Sam Nelson, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), William Rodrigez (C) Sam Nelson, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Fraser | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cleavon Ake | 8-9 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) SG - James Harkness (fresh) SF - Arthur Jernigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) C - William Rodrigez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gerald Neidig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Shane Burkhart makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Harkness | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Edward Prater | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan slams it home | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Peter Epperly tips it home | 13-11 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Shane Burkhart is hacked by Peter Epperly - foul #2 on Peter Epperly, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), Dezydery Tanski (SG), Richard Pinter (PF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater, William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Frank Stoll (SG), Nicholas Pantano (SF), Jeremy Hobbs (PF), Mike Herbert (C) Gerald Neidig, Cleavon Ake, Alfred Fraser, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| 14:09 | LSU | Clinton Green misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mike Herbert - foul #1 on Mike Herbert, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Clinton Green misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:09 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Harkness - foul #1 on James Harkness, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SF) James Harkness | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:34 | LSU | Richard Pinter makes the turnaround in the paint | 16-12 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-12 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Clinton Green gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Clinton Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Clinton Green connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dezydery Tanski | 18-12 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Pinter - foul #2 on Richard Pinter, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF), James Harkness (PF) Kyle Hill, Richard Pinter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Marcel Felix (PF) Scott Perdue, Nicholas Pantano, Mike Herbert | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:21 | LSU | James Harkness lays it in on a nice dish by Sam Nelson | 20-14 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Sam Nelson - foul #2 on Sam Nelson, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Edward Prater (PF) Sam Nelson, Dezydery Tanski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG) Frank Stoll | |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:44 | LSU | The jump hook by James Harkness is blocked by Jeremy Hobbs | 20-16 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alfred Fraser | 20-16 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shane Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Harkness (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) C - Clinton Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gerald Neidig (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Hobbs (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Neidig | 20-18 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Clinton Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | LSU | William Rodrigez (C) Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano (C) Jeremy Hobbs | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 11:15 | LSU | William Rodrigez grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Edward Prater clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Marcel Felix gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser misses short on a jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 10:38 | LSU | James Harkness grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan lays it in set up by Shane Burkhart and he's fouled by Marcel Felix - foul #1 on Marcel Felix, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:33 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the driving attempt from the left block | 23-20 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Edward Prater misses the tip | 23-20 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Neidig | 23-22 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Shane Burkhart and he's fouled by Cleavon Ake - foul #1 on Cleavon Ake, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (PG), William Rodrigez (SF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Frank Stoll (SG), Jeremy Hobbs (C) Gerald Neidig, Cleavon Ake, Nicholas Pantano | |
| 09:26 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Clinton Green - foul #1 on Clinton Green, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano (SF), Mike Herbert (C) Alfred Fraser, Marcel Felix | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue drills a turnaround from the right block | 26-24 |
| 08:45 | LSU | Dezydery Tanski loses the dribble to Frank Stoll | 26-24 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll lays it up and in | 26-26 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Clinton Green slams it home on a great pass from Kyle Hill | 28-26 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Rodrigez - foul #1 on William Rodrigez, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) James Harkness | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG) Scott Perdue | |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Frank Stoll makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Prater (PF) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (PG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Marcel Felix (PF) Frank Stoll, Nicholas Pantano, Mike Herbert | |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser blows the layup | 28-27 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue tips it back up and in | 28-29 |
| 07:46 | LSU | Kyle Hill comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs grabs the board | 28-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Hill (fresh) SG - Dezydery Tanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jernigan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Prater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Jeremy Hobbs connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Clinton Green connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kyle Hill and he's hacked by Marcel Felix - foul #2 on Marcel Felix, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), James Harkness (SG), William Rodrigez (SF) Kyle Hill, Dezydery Tanski, Arthur Jernigan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG), Nicholas Pantano (PF), Mike Herbert (C) Scott Perdue, Marcel Felix, Jeremy Hobbs | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Clinton Green makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig can't finish the layup | 31-31 |
| 06:56 | LSU | Clinton Green gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Shane Burkhart clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano lays it in set up by Gerald Neidig and the foul's on William Rodrigez - foul #2 on William Rodrigez, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG), Arthur Jernigan (SF), Jack Thomas (C) William Rodrigez, Edward Prater, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (SG) Cleavon Ake | |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Shane Burkhart clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Mike Herbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Hill (SG) Dezydery Tanski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Montgomery (SF) Alfred Fraser | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Kyle Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Shane Burkhart tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Mike Herbert hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Montgomery | 33-36 |
| 04:46 | LSU | Arthur Jernigan misses the dunk attempt | 33-36 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shane Burkhart - foul #1 on Shane Burkhart, team foul #9 | 33-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Dezydery Tanski (SG), Edward Prater (PF), Clinton Green (C) Shane Burkhart, James Harkness, Jack Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Jeremy Hobbs (PF) Gerald Neidig, Christopher Montgomery, Mike Herbert | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 04:17 | LSU | Clinton Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Edward Prater grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Edward Prater is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Prater, team foul #10 | 33-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG) Kyle Hill | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Sam Nelson (PG), William Rodrigez (SF), Richard Pinter (PF) Shane Burkhart, Arthur Jernigan, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Marcel Felix (PF), Peter Epperly (C) Jeremy Hobbs, Nicholas Pantano | |
| 03:53 | LSU | Sam Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Perdue - foul #1 on Scott Perdue, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 03:34 | LSU | William Rodrigez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sam Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dezydery Tanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rodrigez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Pinter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cleavon Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Fraser (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcel Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Epperly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | LSU | Sam Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dezydery Tanski | 38-38 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | LSU | James Harkness (SG), Edward Prater (C) Dezydery Tanski, Clinton Green | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Stoll (PG) Scott Perdue | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Sam Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alfred Fraser - foul #1 on Alfred Fraser, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Sam Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Richard Pinter takes the ball from Marcel Felix | 40-38 |
| 02:33 | LSU | William Rodrigez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig (PG), Nicholas Pantano (SF) Frank Stoll, Alfred Fraser | |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Nicholas Pantano misses badly on a floater in the lane | 40-38 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Edward Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | James Harkness misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Cleavon Ake - foul #2 on Cleavon Ake, team foul #9 | 40-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Arthur Jernigan (SF) William Rodrigez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Perdue (SG) Cleavon Ake | |
| 02:15 | LSU | James Harkness makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:15 | LSU | James Harkness makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Gerald Neidig's pass is intercepted by Arthur Jernigan | 42-38 |
| 01:43 | LSU | James Harkness drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Sam Nelson | 44-38 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue is fouled on the floor by Edward Prater - foul #2 on Edward Prater, team foul #11 | 44-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Shane Burkhart (PG), Kyle Hill (SG), William Rodrigez (PF), Clinton Green (C) Sam Nelson, James Harkness, Richard Pinter, Edward Prater | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cleavon Ake (SG), Alfred Fraser (SF), Jeremy Hobbs (PF) Gerald Neidig, Marcel Felix, Peter Epperly | |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Scott Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Shane Burkhart hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Jernigan | 46-40 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Clinton Green steals the ball from Alfred Fraser | 46-40 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Clinton Green scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rodrigez | 49-40 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Alfred Fraser connects on the floater from the right wing | 49-42 |