| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Richard Harman inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski double dribbles | 34-35 |
| 19:30 | LSU | James Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Cole - foul #1 on Edward Cole, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:30 | LSU | James Cole makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:30 | LSU | James Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Henry Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Frank Davis picks off the pass by Robert Headrick | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Cole | 34-36 |
| 18:22 | LSU | James Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Edward Cole drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Graleski | 37-36 |
| 17:47 | LSU | James Cole is fouled on the floor by Richard Harman - foul #1 on Richard Harman, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (SF), Hubert Bembry (PF) Richard Harman, Russell Graleski | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Thomas Hilton (C) James Cole, Robert Headrick | |
| 17:42 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Hubert Bembry - foul #2 on Hubert Bembry, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (C) Henry Sullivan | |
| 17:42 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Cole and the foul's on Pat Grissom - foul #1 on Pat Grissom, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG) Tom Lewis | |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Thomas Hilton snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:09 | LSU | Peter Schwartz is fouled on the floor by Hubert Bembry - foul #3 on Hubert Bembry, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Graleski (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Hubert Bembry, Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | LSU | William Bogle (PF) Donald Carson | |
| 16:55 | LSU | Thomas Hilton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Davis | 39-40 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Johnny Newman (SG), Richard Harman (SF) Edward Cole, Frank Davis, Russell Graleski | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Henry Sullivan (PF), Robert Headrick (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, William Bogle, Pat Grissom | |
| 16:00 | LSU | Aaron Gray is called for the reach on James Cole - foul #2 on Aaron Gray, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (PF) John Piscitelli | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Carson (SF), James Fox (C) Thomas Hilton, Robert Headrick | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Newman (fresh) SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 3 pf. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Tom Lewis buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Donald Carson | 39-42 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 39-42 |
| 15:24 | LSU | James Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:18 | LSU | Donald Carson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tom Lewis | 39-44 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Fox | 39-44 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | James Cole steps in front of the Aaron Gray pass | 39-44 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Donald Carson is called for a backcourt violation | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Frank Davis (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Russell Graleski (PF), Kyle Mansell (C) Kevin Hobbs, Johnny Newman, Richard Harman, Hubert Bembry, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Robert Headrick (PF) James Cole, Tom Lewis, Henry Sullivan | |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Graleski | 41-44 |
| 13:43 | LSU | James Fox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Schwartz | 41-47 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Frank Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:36 | LSU | James Fox snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | LSU | Peter Schwartz drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 13:18 | LSU | Robert Headrick grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Donald Carson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Piscitelli - foul #1 on John Piscitelli, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Hilton (C) James Fox | |
| 13:12 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:12 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Russell Graleski | 43-51 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Robert Headrick misses the dunk attempt | 43-51 |
| 12:44 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Carson | 43-51 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Joseph Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Donald Carson gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Thomas Hilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-51 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Edward Cole snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 12:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Hilton | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:57 | LSU | Thomas Hilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SF), Hubert Bembry (PF) John Piscitelli, Russell Graleski | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Donald Carson, Robert Headrick | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Tom Lewis takes the ball from Richard Harman | 43-51 |
| 11:21 | LSU | Thomas Hilton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Cole | 43-53 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Richard Harman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Mansell | 46-53 |
| 10:36 | LSU | James Fox hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Tom Lewis | 46-55 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Cole | 48-55 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Frank Davis steals the ball from James Cole | 48-55 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #2 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Johnny Newman (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Russell Graleski (PF) Edward Cole, Frank Davis, Richard Harman, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Donald Carson (SF), Robert Headrick (PF), Pat Grissom (C) James Cole, Thomas Hilton, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Robert Headrick lays it up and in set up by Peter Schwartz and he's fouled by Russell Graleski - foul #3 on Russell Graleski, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Gray (C) Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG) Tom Lewis | |
| 09:25 | LSU | Robert Headrick makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Robert Headrick steals the ball from Aaron Gray | 50-58 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Donald Carson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski tips it but misses | 50-58 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray tips it home | 52-58 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Donald Carson is fouled on the floor by John Piscitelli - foul #2 on John Piscitelli, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Hubert Bembry (C) Johnny Newman, Aaron Gray | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Henry Sullivan (PF) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Pat Grissom | |
| 08:19 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:19 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Robert Headrick is hacked by Hubert Bembry - foul #4 on Hubert Bembry, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG), Richard Harman (SF) Kevin Hobbs, John Piscitelli | |
| Subs | LSU | James Fox (C) Henry Sullivan | |
| 07:32 | LSU | Robert Headrick makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:32 | LSU | Robert Headrick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 57-62 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Tom Lewis dunks the ball on a great pass from James Cole | 57-64 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry is hacked by James Fox - foul #4 on James Fox, team foul #3 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell (C) Russell Graleski | |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF) James Cole, Tom Lewis, Donald Carson, Robert Headrick | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Frank Davis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Carroll - foul #1 on Joseph Carroll, team foul #4 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (PF) Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Thomas Hilton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Carroll | 59-67 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Cole | 62-67 |
| 05:28 | LSU | The short jumper by James Fox is denied by Kyle Mansell | 62-67 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 05:13 | LSU | Henry Sullivan snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Joseph Carroll misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Peter Schwartz pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:57 | LSU | Thomas Hilton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kyle Mansell | 62-67 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | James Fox steals the ball from Kyle Mansell | 62-67 |
| 04:42 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Graleski (PF) Richard Harman | |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Donald Carson (SF) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton | |
| 04:21 | LSU | Donald Carson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 62-67 |
| 04:19 | LSU | James Cole tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Kyle Mansell is denied by James Fox | 62-69 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski tips it back up and in | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Piscitelli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Graleski - foul #4 on Russell Graleski, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry (C) Kyle Mansell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:42 | LSU | Henry Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:42 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Frank Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 67-70 |
| 03:14 | LSU | James Cole misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 03:12 | LSU | James Fox misses the tip | 67-70 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 02:48 | LSU | James Fox pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:43 | LSU | James Cole scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Tom Lewis | 67-72 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Harman (SF), Kyle Mansell (C) John Piscitelli, Hubert Bembry | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 02:29 | LSU | James Fox snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:23 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Richard Harman gets the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Donald Carson - foul #1 on Donald Carson, team foul #5 | 67-72 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Henry Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-72 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Cole and the foul's on James Fox - foul #5 on James Fox, team foul #6 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Headrick (C) James Fox | |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:35 | LSU | Robert Headrick grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Henry Sullivan can't throw it down | 71-72 |
| 01:17 | LSU | James Cole gets the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Tom Lewis is hacked by Edward Cole - foul #2 on Edward Cole, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Headrick - foul #2 on Robert Headrick, team foul #7 | 71-74 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Richard Harman is called for the reach on Donald Carson - foul #2 on Richard Harman, team foul #12 | 72-74 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Donald Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Edward Cole is fouled on the floor by Robert Headrick - foul #3 on Robert Headrick, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Edward Cole makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Edward Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Tom Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Cole - foul #3 on Edward Cole, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Frank Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-78 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF) Tom Lewis, Donald Carson | |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Cole is hacked by Frank Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #14 | 74-78 |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:06 | LSU | James Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-80 |