| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Swinehart inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the easy layup | 33-35 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Caba - foul #3 on John Caba, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:36 | LSU | Kyle Murphy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:35 | LSU | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:25 | LSU | James Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 17:54 | LSU | Kyle Murphy grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:44 | LSU | John Caba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | John Caba takes the ball from Steven Mayle | 35-35 |
| 17:05 | LSU | John Caba comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | LSU | John Caba grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Michael Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Murphy | 35-38 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edmund Chang | 37-38 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Michael Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 15:58 | LSU | John Caba tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Swinehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Caba (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas | The short jumper by James Swinehart is denied by Kenneth Carney | 37-40 |
| 15:39 | LSU | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Kyle Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Caba | 37-43 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Willie Green (C) Daniel Magnuson, Edmund Chang, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Kyle Murphy, James Anderson, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Robert Grant gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Robert Grant hits a shot from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas | Willie Green blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 14:16 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ricky Kerr | 38-45 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Ricky Kerr travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Christopher Dedrick (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvaro Costa | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SF) Michael Scott | |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Green | 38-45 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Beaupre | 41-45 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Ricky Kerr misses the 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Robert Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:41 | LSU | Kenneth Deines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Willie Green pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Willie Green comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Frank Lopes - foul #2 on Frank Lopes, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Chang (SG), James Swinehart (SF) Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Michael Scott (SG) Kenneth Deines, James Anderson | |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Willie Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Willie Green misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Ricky Kerr pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:12 | LSU | The short jumper by Robert Grant is denied by Christopher Dedrick | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Robert Grant grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:59 | LSU | James Swinehart is called for the reach on Ricky Kerr - foul #3 on James Swinehart, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Steven Mayle (C) Daniel Magnuson, Willie Green | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF) Frank Lopes | |
| 11:41 | LSU | John Caba misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Dedrick - foul #1 on Christopher Dedrick, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (SF), Kenneth Carney (C) Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 11:41 | LSU | John Caba misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:41 | LSU | John Caba misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Dedrick (fresh) 7 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Caba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Edmund Chang | 44-45 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Kyle Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle buries a runner from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 10:40 | LSU | John Caba banks in the layup set up by Kyle Murphy | 46-47 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Dedrick | 48-47 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Michael Scott is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Tibor Zais (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, James Swinehart, Christopher Dedrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG), James Anderson (SF), Robert Grant (PF), Frank Lopes (C) Michael Scott, Kenneth Deines, John Caba, Kenneth Carney | |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 09:01 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:35 | LSU | Robert Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:16 | LSU | Robert Grant is fouled on the floor by Steven Mayle - foul #1 on Steven Mayle, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Willie Green (C) Edmund Chang, Tibor Zais, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 08:07 | LSU | Kenneth Carney buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Kyle Murphy | 48-49 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | Willie Green misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-49 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Willie Green snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a great pass from Michael Beaupre | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Caba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:09 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-49 |
| 07:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Carney | 50-49 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Michael Scott misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Carney - foul #1 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Chang (SG), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Michael Beaupre, Alvaro Costa, Willie Green | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SF), Robert Grant (C) James Anderson, Kenneth Carney | |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson is fouled on the floor by Robert Grant - foul #1 on Robert Grant, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-49 |
| 05:47 | LSU | John Caba snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:43 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-49 |
| 05:20 | LSU | John Caba pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:03 | LSU | Michael Scott buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Deines | 50-51 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle clanks a jump hook from close range | 50-51 |
| 04:41 | LSU | Ricky Kerr snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Ricky Kerr makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the dunk but the foul's on John Caba - foul #4 on John Caba, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Tibor Zais (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF) Daniel Magnuson, James Swinehart, Christopher Dedrick | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG), James Anderson (SF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Michael Scott, John Caba | |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Robert Grant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Grant, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Green (C) Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Ricky Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Edmund Chang (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Green (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:00 | LSU | Willie Green swats the short shot by James Anderson | 51-54 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), James Swinehart (SF), Steven Mayle (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Tibor Zais, Willie Green | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (SG), John Caba (PF) Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 02:05 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 02:03 | LSU | John Caba grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Alvaro Costa steals it from James Anderson | 51-54 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits a floater from the right wing set up by Kyle Murphy and he's fouled by James Swinehart - foul #4 on James Swinehart, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa's pass is intercepted by Michael Scott | 51-56 |
| 00:34 | LSU | Michael Scott misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle is whistled for traveling | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Daniel Magnuson is called for the reach on James Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Magnuson, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 00:21 | LSU | James Swinehart is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #5 on James Swinehart, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF) James Swinehart | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Anderson is hacked by Steven Mayle - foul #2 on Steven Mayle, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Daniel Magnuson, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Daniel Magnuson is called for the reach on Kenneth Deines in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Magnuson, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Daniel Magnuson | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:13 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Kenneth Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kyle Murphy (PG) Kenneth Deines | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Carney is hacked by Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Carney misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Kenneth Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |