| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Jimmie Foster inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | LSU | Jimmie Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:08 | LSU | James Smith misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Frances Rowden - foul #2 on Frances Rowden, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:08 | LSU | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | LSU | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong hits a jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:30 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield is whistled for a carry | 29-35 |
| 18:02 | LSU | David Bivens misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Frances Rowden - foul #3 on Frances Rowden, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen (C) Frances Rowden | |
| 18:02 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:02 | LSU | David Bivens makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield tips it home | 31-37 |
| 17:31 | LSU | James Smith comes up short on the shot from close range | 31-37 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Robert Sutton | 31-37 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Terry Nguyen is called for the reach on Jimmie Foster - foul #1 on Terry Nguyen, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Robert Sutton, Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Norman Klingensmith, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| 16:36 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto lays it in set up by Gary Fuston | 33-37 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Allen Landry is hacked by Cory Yamamoto - foul #1 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG) Jonathan Montgomery | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG), Frances Rowden (C) Paul Lanoue, Terry Nguyen | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Landry (fresh) C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Michael Hart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cory Yamamoto - foul #2 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Reyes Bible, Allen Landry | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Gary Fuston clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frances Rowden | 33-39 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 33-41 |
| 15:01 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean clanks a jump hook from the left block | 33-41 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Robert Sutton pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Robert Sutton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 36-41 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden tips it home | 36-43 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Michael Hart steals the ball from Robert Sutton | 36-43 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Norman Klingensmith (PF) Travis Doyle, Kenneth Bean, Robert Stubblefield | |
| 13:46 | LSU | James Smith misses short on a shot from close range | 36-43 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Reyes Bible scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Frances Rowden | 36-46 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Michael Hart steps in front of the Robert Sutton pass | 36-46 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Michael Hart misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Robert Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses the easy layup | 36-46 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith gets the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:50 | LSU | Robert Sutton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Michael Hart connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Klingensmith | 36-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmie Foster (fairly fresh) PF - David Bivens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | LSU | The jump hook by Shawn Roberts is blocked by Norman Klingensmith | 36-50 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Shawn Roberts tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | James Smith blocks the short jumper by Frances Rowden | 38-50 |
| 10:53 | LSU | James Smith snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Frances Rowden blocks the jumper by Jimmie Foster | 38-50 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Michael Hart grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frances Rowden - foul #4 on Frances Rowden, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Fuston (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Terry Nguyen (C) Reyes Bible, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Norman Klingensmith, Frances Rowden | |
| 09:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Robert Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean gets the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 40-52 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean tips it in | 40-54 |
| 08:58 | LSU | Robert Sutton is hacked by Travis Doyle - foul #2 on Travis Doyle, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG) Robert Sutton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:50 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto blows the layup but the foul's on Terry Nguyen - foul #2 on Terry Nguyen, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:50 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Paul Lanoue drills a driving attempt from the left block | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:33 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Gary Fuston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Dorsey | 44-56 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle is fouled on the floor by Bradley Gatti - foul #1 on Bradley Gatti, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Paul Lanoue | |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | Gary Fuston is called for the reach on Michael Hart - foul #1 on Gary Fuston, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Allen Landry (C) Terry Nguyen | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Bruce Dorsey - foul #1 on Bruce Dorsey, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF) Jonathan Montgomery, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle makes the free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:21 | LSU | Shawn Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), James Smith (C) Gary Fuston, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Norman Klingensmith (PF) Travis Doyle, Kenneth Bean, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) SG - Shawn Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmie Foster (fresh) PF - David Bivens (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Reyes Bible (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Landry (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Shawn Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen (C) Allen Landry | |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Reyes Bible | 44-61 |
| 06:01 | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 06:00 | LSU | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| 05:47 | LSU | James Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 46-61 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | James Smith picks off the pass by Michael Hart | 46-61 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Jimmie Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Gary Fuston (SG), Bradley Gatti (SF), Bruce Dorsey (PF), Cory Yamamoto (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Shawn Roberts, Jimmie Foster, David Bivens, James Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Kenneth Bean (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Michael Hart, Andrew Armstrong, Norman Klingensmith, Terry Nguyen | |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Bradley Gatti picks off the pass by Paul Lanoue | 46-61 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Bradley Gatti misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle is hacked by Cory Yamamoto - foul #3 on Cory Yamamoto, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Paul Lanoue | |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-61 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Bruce Dorsey grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Bradley Gatti hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | LSU | Gary Fuston's layup is rejected by Kenneth Bean | 46-61 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Fuston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Gatti (fresh) PF - Bruce Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Yamamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Michael Hart scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Robert Sutton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Dorsey | 49-63 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), Gilbert Auxier (SF) Robert Sutton, Bradley Gatti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SG), Paul Lanoue (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Michael Hart, Kenneth Bean, Robert Stubblefield, Frances Rowden | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Nguyen - foul #3 on Terry Nguyen, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Gatti (SF) Gilbert Auxier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF) Paul Lanoue | |
| 01:59 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Cory Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 01:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jonathan Montgomery | 51-63 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Gary Fuston misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Klingensmith - foul #1 on Norman Klingensmith, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Gary Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Gary Fuston steals the ball from Kenneth Bean | 53-63 |
| 00:56 | LSU | Gary Fuston hits the finger roll | 55-63 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Sutton (PG), Shawn Roberts (SG), Jimmie Foster (SF), David Bivens (PF), James Smith (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Gary Fuston, Bradley Gatti, Bruce Dorsey, Cory Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Michael Hart (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Reyes Bible, Norman Klingensmith, Kenneth Bean, Terry Nguyen, Allen Landry | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Robert Sutton is called for the reach on Travis Doyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sutton, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith (PF) Robert Stubblefield | |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:55 | LSU | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Robert Sutton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frances Rowden | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Shawn Roberts is called for the reach on Frances Rowden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Roberts, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Shawn Roberts loses the dribble to Travis Doyle | 55-66 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle banks in the layup | 55-68 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Jimmie Foster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle runs out the clock | 55-68 |