| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Donald Carson inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | LSU | Donald Carson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Cole - foul #3 on Edward Cole, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG) Edward Cole | |
| 19:47 | LSU | Donald Carson misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:47 | LSU | Donald Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Hubert Bembry scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Mansell | 38-39 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Henry Sullivan misses long on a floater from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell is hacked by James Cole - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Frank Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Harman and the foul's on Tom Lewis - foul #2 on Tom Lewis, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Donald Carson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Henry Sullivan steals it from Frank Davis | 38-42 |
| 18:25 | LSU | James Fox's pass is intercepted by Frank Davis | 38-42 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Richard Harman is fouled on the floor by Henry Sullivan - foul #2 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Henry Sullivan is called for the reach on Kevin Hobbs - foul #3 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Robert Headrick (PF) James Cole, Henry Sullivan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (SF) Richard Harman | |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG), Thomas Hilton (C) Tom Lewis, James Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Woodside (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Hubert Bembry, Kyle Mansell | |
| 17:16 | LSU | William Woodside steals it from Thomas Hilton | 38-42 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | William Woodside hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Carson - foul #2 on Donald Carson, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Pat Grissom (C) Donald Carson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG) Kevin Hobbs | |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | William Woodside misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | William Woodside misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Headrick | 38-42 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Joseph Carroll can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Frank Davis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 38-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Peter Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Carroll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Pat Grissom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Woodside (fresh) PF - John Piscitelli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | LSU | Peter Schwartz drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Hilton | 40-44 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | William Woodside's pass is intercepted by Pat Grissom | 40-44 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Robert Headrick can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Joseph Carroll grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Robert Headrick knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Peter Schwartz | 42-44 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Hilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Donald Carson (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Thomas Hilton, Robert Headrick, Pat Grissom | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG), Richard Harman (SF), Russell Graleski (PF), Kyle Mansell (C) Johnny Newman, William Woodside, John Piscitelli, Aaron Gray | |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:56 | LSU | James Cole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas | Donald Carson takes the ball from Kyle Mansell | 42-46 |
| 13:30 | LSU | James Fox loses the dribble to Edward Cole | 42-46 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Edward Cole lays it up and in | 42-48 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Tom Lewis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Cole | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell misses short on a floater from the left block | 44-48 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Donald Carson pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | LSU | James Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | Richard Harman grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Richard Harman misses the easy layup | 44-48 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell tips it in | 44-50 |
| 11:55 | LSU | James Fox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Tom Lewis tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Davis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Harman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Edward Cole and he's hacked by Donald Carson - foul #3 on Donald Carson, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Joseph Carroll (SG), Robert Headrick (PF), Thomas Hilton (C) James Cole, Tom Lewis, Henry Sullivan, James Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG), John Piscitelli (SF), Hubert Bembry (PF) Frank Davis, Richard Harman, Russell Graleski | |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Thomas Hilton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Robert Headrick picks off the pass by Hubert Bembry | 46-53 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Donald Carson lays it up and in | 48-53 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Cole | 48-56 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Robert Headrick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 09:57 | LSU | Peter Schwartz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Joseph Carroll drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Hobbs | 50-58 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Peter Schwartz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | John Piscitelli pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Peter Schwartz is called for the reach on Edward Cole - foul #2 on Peter Schwartz, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Pat Grissom (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Donald Carson, Robert Headrick, Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Richard Harman (SF), Russell Graleski (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Kevin Hobbs, John Piscitelli, Hubert Bembry, Kyle Mansell | |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Edward Cole makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Edward Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:41 | LSU | James Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Lewis | 53-60 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Richard Harman buries a runner in the lane | 53-62 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-62 |
| 08:12 | LSU | James Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 08:07 | LSU | Tom Lewis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cole | 56-62 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Tom Lewis steals it from Russell Graleski | 56-62 |
| 07:43 | LSU | Pat Grissom hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tom Lewis | 58-62 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Pat Grissom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Graleski (fresh) 3 pf. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski is hacked by Henry Sullivan - foul #4 on Henry Sullivan, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Hilton (SF) Pat Grissom | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Frank Davis (SG), Hubert Bembry (C) Edward Cole, Johnny Newman, Aaron Gray | |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:34 | LSU | James Fox pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:15 | LSU | Thomas Hilton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Cole | 60-62 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 07:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Hilton | 60-62 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Richard Harman steals the ball from Thomas Hilton | 60-62 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Richard Harman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tom Lewis - foul #3 on Tom Lewis, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Carson (SF) Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Richard Harman misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Richard Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:24 | LSU | James Fox banks in the layup on a great pass from James Cole and the foul's on Kevin Hobbs - foul #1 on Kevin Hobbs, team foul #2 | 62-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Schwartz (PG), Robert Headrick (PF) James Cole, Henry Sullivan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Richard Harman, Russell Graleski | |
| 06:24 | LSU | James Fox makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 06:05 | LSU | Robert Headrick pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kevin Hobbs - foul #2 on Kevin Hobbs, team foul #3 | 63-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Hilton (C) James Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Graleski (PF) Hubert Bembry | |
| 06:01 | LSU | Tom Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Tom Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Carroll (SG) Tom Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Robert Headrick comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 64-64 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hilton - foul #3 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Sullivan (PF) Thomas Hilton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Cole (PG) Kevin Hobbs | |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:56 | LSU | Peter Schwartz knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carroll | 67-66 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Cole | 67-68 |
| 04:24 | LSU | Peter Schwartz misses the 3 from straight away | 67-68 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-68 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Russell Graleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Tom Lewis (SG), Thomas Hilton (SF), James Fox (C) Peter Schwartz, Joseph Carroll, Donald Carson, Robert Headrick | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (SG), Richard Harman (SF), Hubert Bembry (PF), Kyle Mansell (C) Frank Davis, John Piscitelli, Russell Graleski, Aaron Gray | |
| 03:51 | LSU | James Fox hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Tom Lewis | 70-68 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Richard Harman is hacked by Thomas Hilton - foul #4 on Thomas Hilton, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | LSU | William Bogle (PF) Henry Sullivan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Richard Harman makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Richard Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Bogle (fresh) C - James Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Harman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hubert Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Mansell (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:24 | LSU | William Bogle double dribbles | 70-70 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Richard Harman connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Mansell | 70-72 |
| 02:56 | LSU | James Cole jams it on a great pass from Tom Lewis | 72-72 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Carson (SF), Henry Sullivan (PF) Thomas Hilton, William Bogle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Davis (SG) Kevin Hobbs | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Frank Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 72-75 |
| 02:30 | LSU | James Cole's floater is knocked away by Kyle Mansell | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Donald Carson tips it in | 74-75 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Donald Carson is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #4 on Donald Carson, team foul #14 | 74-75 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Graleski (PF) Hubert Bembry | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Edward Cole steals it from James Cole in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Edward Cole is called for traveling | 74-77 |
| 01:27 | LSU | James Cole misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Russell Graleski | 74-77 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Frank Davis buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 74-79 |
| 00:47 | LSU | James Cole is hacked by Frank Davis - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #4 | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Henry Sullivan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell pulls down the rebound | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell is hacked by James Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #15 | 74-79 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Piscitelli (SF) Richard Harman | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Kyle Mansell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | LSU | Henry Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Frank Davis grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Frank Davis is hacked by Tom Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tom Lewis, team foul #16 | 74-81 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Henry Sullivan gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | LSU | Russell Graleski takes the ball from James Cole | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | James Cole is called for the reach on Edward Cole in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #17 | 74-82 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Edward Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Edward Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Henry Sullivan grabs the board | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | LSU | James Fox is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Fox, team foul #18 | 74-83 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Frank Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Cole - foul #4 on James Cole, team foul #19 | 74-83 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Frank Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Frank Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:06 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Fox | 74-84 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Donald Carson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-84 |