| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Allison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Ronald King inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | LSU | Tommy Akins is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | James Allison travels with the ball | 26-21 |
| 18:44 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the jump hook in the lane | 26-21 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Ernest Mole grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Tommy Akins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Mole | 26-24 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | James Allison is fouled on the floor by Ronald King - foul #1 on Ronald King, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Bernard Irby (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF) Freddie Price, James Allison, Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Kenneth Vachon (C) Tommy Akins, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Kenneth Vachon - foul #2 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Williams (SG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Clifton Teel, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert, Ronald King, Ernest Mole | |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Wayne Williams - foul #3 on Wayne Williams, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Bryant (SF) Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 17:24 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Bernard Irby misses the wide open floater from the left side | 28-26 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Allan Chernosky knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Boyd Filson | 30-28 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Vachon - foul #3 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF) John Taylor, Bernard Irby, Michael Bryant, Hubert Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Tommy Akins (SG), Ronald King (SF), Ernest Mole (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Allen Grandstaff, Boyd Filson, Jeffrey Kemp, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Ernest Mole snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard throws it down on a great pass from Ronald King | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Allison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tommy Akins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald King (fresh) PF - Ernest Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Southworth | 33-30 |
| 15:21 | LSU | William Rembert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | James Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Freddie Price drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:08 | LSU | William Rembert drills a floater in the paint | 36-32 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 13:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Rembert | 36-32 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Ronald King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Rembert | 36-34 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 12:32 | LSU | James Allison is called for the reach on Jonathan Bombard - foul #1 on James Allison, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Wayne Williams (SG), Bernard Irby (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF), Cody Turner (C) Freddie Price, Clifton Teel, James Allison, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG), Allen Grandstaff (SG), Boyd Filson (SF), Jeffrey Kemp (PF), Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert, Tommy Akins, Ronald King, Ernest Mole, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff's pass is intercepted by Cody Turner | 38-34 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Bernard Irby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Taylor (fresh) SG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bernard Irby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hubert Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyd Filson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kemp (fresh) C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | LSU | Allan Chernosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 38-34 |
| 10:56 | LSU | Allan Chernosky snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff is hacked by John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifton Teel (SG) Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Allan Chernosky drills a 3 from straight away | 38-37 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Williams (SG), James Allison (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Michael Bryant (C) John Taylor, Bernard Irby, Hubert Thomas, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald King (SF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Jeffrey Kemp, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 09:58 | LSU | Clifton Teel steps in front of the Ronald King pass in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG) Clifton Teel | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG) Allan Chernosky | |
| 09:24 | LSU | Allen Grandstaff makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Allen Grandstaff is called for the reach on Freddie Price - foul #3 on Allen Grandstaff, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Cody Turner (C) James Allison | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (SF), Ernest Mole (C) Ronald King, Jonathan Bombard | |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Michael Bryant is hacked by Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifton Teel (SG), Hubert Thomas (PF) Wayne Williams, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ernest Mole | 38-40 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Michael Bryant is called for the reach on Allan Chernosky - foul #1 on Michael Bryant, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF) Freddie Price, Michael Bryant, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Vachon (C) William Rembert | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Brian Southworth - foul #1 on Brian Southworth, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Williams (SG) Clifton Teel | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF) Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson | |
| 07:31 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:31 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Allison (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Mole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Vachon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas's floater is tipped away by Ernest Mole | 38-42 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | James Allison tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 06:47 | LSU | Allan Chernosky clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-42 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Hubert Thomas | 40-42 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | John Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), Bernard Irby (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Cody Turner (C) John Taylor, Wayne Williams, James Allison, Brian Southworth, Hubert Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | William Rembert (PG), Boyd Filson (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Allan Chernosky, Ernest Mole, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 06:16 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald King | 40-44 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Ronald King grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 05:44 | LSU | William Rembert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Rosemond - foul #1 on Bruce Rosemond, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Bryant (PF) Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG), Allan Chernosky (SF) Allen Grandstaff, Ronald King | |
| 05:44 | LSU | William Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:44 | LSU | William Rembert misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Cody Turner snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Freddie Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF) Bernard Irby, Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeffrey Kemp (PF) William Rembert | |
| 05:02 | LSU | Allan Chernosky is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Wayne Williams (SG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Freddie Price, Clifton Teel, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Vachon (C) Jonathan Bombard | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | James Allison clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Vachon - foul #4 on Kenneth Vachon, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (PF) Jeffrey Kemp | |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | James Allison misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | James Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Ernest Mole gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 04:21 | LSU | Allan Chernosky comes up short on the runner near the basket | 40-45 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Southworth | 42-45 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Allan Chernosky misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #4 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), Bernard Irby (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF), Cody Turner (C) John Taylor, Wayne Williams, James Allison, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Allen Grandstaff (SG), Ronald King (SF), William Rembert (PF), Jonathan Bombard (C) Tommy Akins, Boyd Filson, Ernest Mole, Kenneth Vachon | |
| 03:22 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Allan Chernosky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bernard Irby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hubert Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Allan Chernosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Allen Grandstaff (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rembert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Bombard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Freddie Price knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifton Teel | 44-47 |
| 02:58 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ernest Mole (PF) Allan Chernosky | |
| 02:42 | LSU | Ernest Mole can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 02:41 | LSU | William Rembert snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronald King misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Irby - foul #1 on Bernard Irby, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF) Bernard Irby, Hubert Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Tommy Akins (SG) Allen Grandstaff | |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:19 | LSU | Ronald King misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Cody Turner gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Southworth | 47-47 |
| 01:41 | LSU | Tommy Akins is called for 10 seconds | 47-47 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Freddie Price connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Turner and the foul's on William Rembert - foul #4 on William Rembert, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:19 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bombard | 50-47 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Ernest Mole can't connect on a shot in the paint | 50-47 |
| 00:48 | LSU | William Rembert tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | James Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ernest Mole is called for the reach on Freddie Price - foul #2 on Ernest Mole, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Jonathan Bombard grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Tommy Akins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | William Rembert is called for the reach on Clifton Teel - foul #5 on William Rembert, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Allan Chernosky (PG) William Rembert | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Cody Turner is called for the reach on Ernest Mole - foul #3 on Cody Turner, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Ernest Mole makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Ernest Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Cody Turner pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Tommy Akins is called for the reach on Cody Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Akins, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Cody Turner makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Cody Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | LSU | Tommy Akins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Chernosky - foul #2 on Allan Chernosky, team foul #11 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bernard Irby (SF), Michael Bryant (C) James Allison, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Tommy Akins clanks a fullcourt shot | 56-48 |