| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Penn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Willey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Edward Penn inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Edward Penn hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 27-29 |
| 19:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Charles Hicks | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | LSU | Herbert Goode is called for traveling | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Charles Hicks steps in front of the Robert Walker pass | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Charles Hicks lays it in | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Paul Willey dunks the ball | 29-31 |
| 18:17 | LSU | James Dulin knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Hicks | 32-31 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Woolridge | 32-34 |
| 17:37 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the runner near the basket | 32-34 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Paul Willey snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Walker | 32-36 |
| 16:59 | LSU | Paul Willey is called for the reach on Richard Gregory - foul #2 on Paul Willey, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Harold Guzzi, Edward Penn, Paul Willey, John Woolridge | |
| 16:39 | LSU | Bryan Curry hits a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 16:22 | LSU | James Bugg gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:16 | LSU | James Bugg comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 16:16 | LSU | James Bugg makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:16 | LSU | James Bugg makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Archibald | 37-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Bugg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Bryan Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 15:08 | LSU | James Bugg pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | Francisco Bermudez is called for the reach on Eric Pinheiro - foul #1 on Francisco Bermudez, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Lawrence Long (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Donald Davis, James Bugg, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Harold Guzzi (SG), Edward Penn (SF), Paul Willey (PF), John Woolridge (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ronald Archibald, Ivan Mioduszewski, Erik Hui, Daniel Jones | |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Long - foul #2 on Lawrence Long, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Charles Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Woolridge - foul #3 on John Woolridge, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Paul Willey pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Edward Penn buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Woolridge | 40-44 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 13:20 | LSU | The rebound goes to Herbert Goode | 40-44 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the jump hook from close range set up by James Dulin | 42-44 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Robert Walker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Penn | 42-47 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Lawrence Long can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-47 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Paul Willey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Gregory - foul #1 on Richard Gregory, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (C) Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Paul Willey | |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Charles Hicks connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Goode | 44-49 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | John Woolridge can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | John Woolridge snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Cluff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Penn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Woolridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | John Woolridge knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 44-51 |
| 11:36 | LSU | James Dulin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Ronald Archibald (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Daniel Jones (C) Robert Walker, Harold Guzzi, Edward Penn, John Woolridge | |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Donald Davis clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #3 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Willey (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 11:09 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Erik Hui pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #3 on Donald Davis, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Lawrence Long (PF) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG) Ronald Archibald | |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:35 | LSU | Charles Hicks makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Dulin | 47-53 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | Paul Willey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | Robert Walker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Hui | 47-55 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Robert Walker is called for the reach on Donald Davis - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Donald Davis, Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi (SG), Edward Penn (SF), John Woolridge (C) Eric Pinheiro, Paul Willey, Erik Hui | |
| 09:23 | LSU | Herbert Goode comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | John Woolridge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Edward Penn loses the dribble to Herbert Goode | 47-55 |
| 09:11 | LSU | James Dulin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Mioduszewski - foul #4 on Ivan Mioduszewski, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (SG), Jonathan Cluff (PF) Charles Hicks, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Jones (PF) Ivan Mioduszewski | |
| 09:11 | LSU | James Dulin misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:11 | LSU | James Dulin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Richard Gregory - foul #2 on Richard Gregory, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (SG) James Dulin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG) Robert Walker | |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Edward Penn is hacked by Richard Gregory - foul #3 on Richard Gregory, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Edward Penn loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 08:14 | LSU | John Woolridge takes the ball from Francisco Bermudez | 48-55 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi blows the layup | 48-55 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Guzzi | 48-55 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Pinheiro | 48-57 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Francisco Bermudez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Cluff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Pinheiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Penn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | LSU | Richard Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | LSU | James Dulin (PG), Charles Hicks (SG), Lawrence Long (PF), James Bugg (C) Francisco Bermudez, Bryan Curry, Jonathan Cluff, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Walker (PG), Paul Willey (PF) Eric Pinheiro, Erik Hui | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Harold Guzzi | 48-59 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Herbert Goode makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Hicks | 50-59 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 50-61 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Herbert Goode loses the dribble to John Woolridge | 50-61 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Paul Willey misses the driving attempt in the lane | 50-61 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Charles Hicks snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Paul Willey is called for the reach on Lawrence Long - foul #3 on Paul Willey, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Davis (SF) Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (C) Harold Guzzi, Edward Penn, John Woolridge | |
| 06:09 | LSU | Lawrence Long makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:09 | LSU | Lawrence Long misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Erik Hui | 51-61 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski is hacked by Donald Davis - foul #4 on Donald Davis, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Willey | 51-61 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro is fouled on the floor by James Bugg - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Erik Hui snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Erik Hui loses the ball out of bounds | 51-62 |
| 05:04 | LSU | Charles Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Lawrence Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 04:50 | LSU | Erik Hui picks off the pass by Donald Davis | 51-62 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski tips it home | 51-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:07 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Paul Willey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 03:35 | LSU | James Bugg pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 03:35 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Goode (SF), Richard Gregory (C) Donald Davis, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Guzzi (SG), Edward Penn (SF), John Woolridge (C) Eric Pinheiro, Ivan Mioduszewski, Erik Hui | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Dulin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Long (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Guzzi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Penn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | LSU | Herbert Goode misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Charles Hicks misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Richard Gregory tips it home | 53-64 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | Richard Gregory is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #4 on Richard Gregory, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF) Lawrence Long | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erik Hui (PF) Paul Willey | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Hui | 53-64 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | John Woolridge hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 53-64 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | John Woolridge hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Charles Hicks double dribbles | 53-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Francisco Bermudez (PG), Bryan Curry (SG), Donald Davis (SF), James Bugg (C) James Dulin, Charles Hicks, Herbert Goode, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Pinheiro (PG), Ronald Archibald (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Daniel Jones (C) Robert Walker, Harold Guzzi, Edward Penn, John Woolridge | |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald loses the ball out of bounds | 53-66 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-66 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Erik Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Pinheiro | 53-68 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Donald Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Davis - foul #5 on Donald Davis, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer Cochran (SF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Francisco Bermudez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Elmer Cochran | 56-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Erik Hui knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Jones and the foul's on James Bugg - foul #2 on James Bugg, team foul #11 | 56-71 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Erik Hui makes the free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Ivan Mioduszewski blocks the jumper by Elmer Cochran | 56-72 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Erik Hui pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Erik Hui runs out the clock | 56-72 |