| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Anderson inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | LSU | Kyle Murphy is hacked by Daniel Magnuson - foul #1 on Daniel Magnuson, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:45 | LSU | John Caba loses the dribble to Edmund Chang | 35-23 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | James Swinehart hits the finger roll set up by Edmund Chang | 35-25 |
| 19:22 | LSU | John Caba hits the finger roll | 37-25 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Chang | 37-28 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Kyle Murphy scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Scott | 39-28 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Kenneth Carney snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | LSU | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Kyle Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:03 | LSU | James Anderson buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kyle Murphy | 41-28 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Carney - foul #1 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:40 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is fouled on the floor by Steven Mayle - foul #2 on Steven Mayle, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | LSU | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 41-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Robert Grant scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Murphy and he's fouled by Alvaro Costa - foul #1 on Alvaro Costa, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) Edmund Chang, James Swinehart, Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 16:18 | LSU | Robert Grant makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Beaupre | 44-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Christopher Dedrick (fresh) C - Willie Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Michael Scott is hacked by Willie Green - foul #2 on Willie Green, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:33 | LSU | Tibor Zais is called for the reach on Kenneth Deines - foul #3 on Tibor Zais, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:16 | LSU | Kenneth Carney drills a floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Deines | 46-34 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Beaupre | 46-37 |
| 14:41 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 46-37 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Tibor Zais and the foul's on Ricky Kerr - foul #1 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), James Anderson (SF), Robert Grant (C) Kyle Murphy, Ricky Kerr, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Chang (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | LSU | James Anderson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Edmund Chang - foul #2 on Edmund Chang, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Lopes (C) John Caba | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Daniel Magnuson | |
| 13:48 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:48 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle is fouled on the floor by Frank Lopes - foul #2 on Frank Lopes, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang tips it in | 48-42 |
| 12:45 | LSU | James Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-42 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa tips it in | 48-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | LSU | Michael Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Ricky Kerr (SG), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Michael Scott, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 11:18 | LSU | John Caba scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kenneth Carney | 50-44 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle connects on the floater from the left side | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Ricky Kerr grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | LSU | Ricky Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it in | 52-46 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Ricky Kerr grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Edmund Chang | 52-46 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Ricky Kerr picks off the pass by Edmund Chang | 52-46 |
| 08:58 | LSU | John Caba can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Edmund Chang - foul #3 on Edmund Chang, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) Edmund Chang, James Swinehart, Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 08:58 | LSU | John Caba makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:58 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:28 | LSU | John Caba gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 08:14 | LSU | John Caba tips it in | 55-46 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Dedrick, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), James Anderson (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kyle Murphy, Ricky Kerr, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Christopher Dedrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Michael Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 58-46 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-46 |
| 07:10 | LSU | Frank Lopes pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Deines | 61-46 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Frank Lopes blocks the short jumper by Tibor Zais | 61-46 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick tips it home | 61-48 |
| 05:58 | LSU | Michael Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Chang (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | The jump hook by James Swinehart is blocked by Kenneth Carney | 61-48 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | James Swinehart tips it but misses | 61-48 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Swinehart | 61-48 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Alvaro Costa - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | James Anderson steals the ball from James Swinehart | 61-48 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 04:23 | LSU | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Michael Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Murphy | 64-48 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the floater from the baseline | 64-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Caba (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | LSU | James Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Alvaro Costa | 64-50 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Kyle Murphy snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 02:49 | LSU | John Caba hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | James Swinehart is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 02:21 | LSU | Frank Lopes snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Ricky Kerr is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #6 | 64-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF) Daniel Magnuson, Edmund Chang, James Swinehart | |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses the easy layup | 64-50 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Ricky Kerr grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Ricky Kerr connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 67-50 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Ricky Kerr steals it from Tibor Zais | 67-50 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Ricky Kerr misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-50 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Robert Grant hits the follow up shot | 69-50 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Willie Green is called for traveling | 69-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), James Anderson (SF), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Edmund Chang (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 00:48 | LSU | Kenneth Carney knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Murphy and he's fouled by James Swinehart - foul #1 on James Swinehart, team foul #9 | 71-50 |
| 00:48 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Caba - foul #2 on John Caba, team foul #7 | 71-50 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Michael Scott grabs the offensive board | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kyle Murphy runs out the clock | 71-51 |