| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Grissom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dahlke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Crain (fresh) C - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kevin Hobbs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Burke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Boudreaux (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gino Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo clanks a shot in the paint | 32-42 |
| 19:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Zachary Crain | 32-42 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Pat Grissom can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 32-42 |
| 19:35 | LSU | John Morris tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Pat Grissom blocks the jumper by Tim Burke | 34-42 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Pat Grissom snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 19:02 | LSU | James Cole is hacked by Kevin Hobbs - foul #1 on Kevin Hobbs, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:38 | LSU | Pat Grissom knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux is fouled on the floor by Zachary Crain - foul #3 on Zachary Crain, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Baisley (PF) Zachary Crain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | Tim Burke drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Robert Baisley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Tim Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Charles Carter (SG), Oscar Garcia (SF) James Cole, Pat Grissom, Larry Dahlke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Nathaniel Grant (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF) Tim Burke, Jerry Boudreaux, Gino Gallo | |
| 17:26 | LSU | Oscar Garcia misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Robert Baisley gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Michael Ney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Temple (C) John Morris | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang (SF), Dennis Brown (C) Kevin Hobbs, Aaron Gray | |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant drills a shot in the paint | 37-47 |
| 16:16 | LSU | Michael Ney scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 39-47 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | Dennis Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Ney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Garcia (fresh) PF - Robert Baisley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Walter Temple (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Qing-nan Chiang (fresh) PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang misses the floater from the baseline | 39-47 |
| 15:37 | LSU | Michael Ney snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Charles Carter buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Baisley | 41-47 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Grant | 41-50 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Robert Baisley misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-50 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Johnson | 41-50 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas | Robert Baisley steals it from Johnny Newman | 41-50 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Robert Baisley knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Carter and he's fouled by Nathaniel Grant - foul #2 on Nathaniel Grant, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Pat Grissom (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), John Morris (C) Michael Ney, Charles Carter, Oscar Garcia, Walter Temple | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Tim Burke (SG), Charles Plaisted (SF), Gino Gallo (PF), Aaron Gray (C) Johnny Newman, Nathaniel Grant, Qing-nan Chiang, Phillip Johnson, Dennis Brown | |
| 14:37 | LSU | Robert Baisley makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Robert Baisley grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 14:16 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Pat Grissom tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Tim Burke misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 13:44 | LSU | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo drills a jump hook near the basket | 46-52 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Charles Plaisted - foul #4 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Zachary Crain (PF) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux (SF) Charles Plaisted | |
| 12:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 3rd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Dahlke - foul #1 on Larry Dahlke, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Gino Gallo swats the short shot by Zachary Crain | 49-54 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kevin Hobbs | 49-54 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Tim Burke drills a driving attempt near the basket | 49-56 |
| 11:43 | LSU | Zachary Crain is hacked by Gino Gallo - foul #2 on Gino Gallo, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Charles Carter (SG), Oscar Garcia (SF), Walter Temple (C) James Cole, Pat Grissom, Larry Dahlke, John Morris | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG), Nathaniel Grant (SG), Phillip Johnson (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Kevin Hobbs, Tim Burke, Gino Gallo, Aaron Gray | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Ney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Garcia (fresh) PF - Zachary Crain (fresh) 3 pf. C - Walter Temple (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Boudreaux (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 9 reb. C - Dennis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | LSU | Charles Carter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Johnny Newman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Johnson | 49-58 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Michael Ney misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-58 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-58 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Michael Ney is called for traveling | 49-60 |
| Subs | LSU | John Morris (C) Zachary Crain | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Qing-nan Chiang (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Jerry Boudreaux, Dennis Brown | |
| 10:24 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 10:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Ney | 49-60 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Michael Ney misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Johnny Newman - foul #3 on Johnny Newman, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG) Qing-nan Chiang | |
| 10:17 | LSU | Michael Ney makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:17 | LSU | Michael Ney misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs's layup is rejected by Walter Temple | 50-60 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Walter Temple grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Michael Ney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs scores on a shot from the right side set up by Johnny Newman | 50-62 |
| 08:45 | LSU | John Morris scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Ney and the foul's on Phillip Johnson - foul #1 on Phillip Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Pat Grissom (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), Zachary Crain (PF) Michael Ney, Charles Carter, Oscar Garcia, Walter Temple | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tim Burke (SG), Jerry Boudreaux (SF), Gino Gallo (PF), Dennis Brown (C) Johnny Newman, Nathaniel Grant, Phillip Johnson, Aaron Gray | |
| 08:45 | LSU | John Morris misses the free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs loses the ball out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lee (C) John Morris | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Martin Pavon (PG) Kevin Hobbs | |
| 08:21 | LSU | Martin Pavon takes the ball from Pat Grissom | 52-62 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Pat Grissom pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:48 | LSU | James Cole connects on the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Martin Pavon - foul #2 on Martin Pavon, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (PG), Charles Plaisted (SF) Martin Pavon, Dennis Brown | |
| 07:48 | LSU | James Cole makes the free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Jerry Boudreaux scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Newman | 55-64 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pat Grissom (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dahlke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachary Crain (fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Johnny Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim Burke (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Plaisted (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gino Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Boudreaux (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | LSU | Larry Dahlke hits a runner in the paint | 57-64 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 06:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Lee | 57-64 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Charles Plaisted is called for the reach on Larry Dahlke - foul #5 on Charles Plaisted, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (PG), Robert Baisley (PF), John Morris (C) James Cole, Zachary Crain, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Nathaniel Grant (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Johnny Newman, Charles Plaisted, Jerry Boudreaux | |
| 06:44 | LSU | Larry Dahlke makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:44 | LSU | Larry Dahlke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Ney - foul #2 on Michael Ney, team foul #3 | 59-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Oscar Garcia (SF) Larry Dahlke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Newman (SG), Phillip Johnson (PF) Tim Burke, Gino Gallo | |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Pat Grissom throws it down and the foul's on Johnny Newman - foul #4 on Johnny Newman, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (PG) Michael Ney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:02 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-65 |
| 05:38 | LSU | The rebound goes to Pat Grissom | 62-65 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Robert Baisley loses the dribble to Aaron Gray | 62-65 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Phillip Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Hobbs | 62-68 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Pat Grissom is fouled on the floor by Johnny Newman - foul #5 on Johnny Newman, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Zachary Crain (PF) Charles Carter, Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Martin Pavon (SG), Jerry Boudreaux (SF) Johnny Newman, Nathaniel Grant | |
| 05:10 | LSU | Pat Grissom makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:10 | LSU | Pat Grissom misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray buries a shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Hobbs | 63-70 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Zachary Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Ney (SG), Larry Dahlke (SF), Walter Temple (C) Pat Grissom, Robert Baisley, John Morris | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tim Burke (SG), Gino Gallo (PF) Martin Pavon, Phillip Johnson | |
| 04:04 | Arkansas | James Cole picks off the pass by Tim Burke | 63-70 |
| 03:45 | LSU | James Cole can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 63-70 |
| 03:43 | LSU | Larry Dahlke tips it home | 65-70 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Walter Temple is called for the reach on Aaron Gray - foul #2 on Walter Temple, team foul #4 | 65-70 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Carter (SG), Oscar Garcia (PF), John Morris (C) James Cole, Zachary Crain, Walter Temple | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant (PG), Qing-nan Chiang (SF), Phillip Johnson (C) Kevin Hobbs, Jerry Boudreaux, Aaron Gray | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Ney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Dahlke (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oscar Garcia (fresh) C - John Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathaniel Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Burke (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Qing-nan Chiang (fresh) PF - Gino Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Johnson | 65-72 |
| 02:53 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | LSU | James Cole (PG), Pat Grissom (SG), Robert Baisley (PF) Michael Ney, Charles Carter, Oscar Garcia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs (PG), Jerry Boudreaux (SF), Aaron Gray (C) Nathaniel Grant, Qing-nan Chiang, Phillip Johnson | |
| 02:37 | LSU | James Cole connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Dahlke | 68-72 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Tim Burke is whistled for a carry | 68-72 |
| Subs | LSU | Zachary Crain (PF) Robert Baisley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:02 | LSU | John Morris buries a floater in the paint | 70-72 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Larry Dahlke - foul #2 on Larry Dahlke, team foul #5 | 70-72 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Aaron Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Zachary Crain gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Zachary Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Tim Burke snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Dahlke | 70-72 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Gino Gallo tips it home | 70-74 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Jerry Boudreaux picks off the pass by Larry Dahlke | 70-74 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Hobbs throws it down on a great pass from Jerry Boudreaux | 70-76 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Cole hits a 3 from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Tim Burke is fouled in the backcourt by Pat Grissom - foul #2 on Pat Grissom, team foul #6 | 73-76 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathaniel Grant (SF) Gino Gallo | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Tim Burke is fouled on the floor by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Tim Burke makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Tim Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-78 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Tim Burke is hacked by Pat Grissom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pat Grissom, team foul #8 | 73-78 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Tim Burke misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Larry Dahlke pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | LSU | James Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jerry Boudreaux | 73-78 |