| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Christopher Thornton inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | LSU | Frank Pires can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Robert Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 35-26 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Earnest Mateer grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Lopez | 35-26 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Thornton - foul #1 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:07 | LSU | Scott Hogsett is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton - foul #1 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is hacked by Andy Rose - foul #1 on Andy Rose, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Earnest Mateer | 37-28 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Christopher Thornton is called for the reach on Andy Rose - foul #2 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Robert Decker gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Andy Rose hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Hogsett | 37-30 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall is fouled in the backcourt by Andy Rose - foul #2 on Andy Rose, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Frank Pires swats the layup by Juan Lopez | 37-30 |
| 15:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 37-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Waller (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Frank Bergsman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:07 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF), George Lukaszewski (C) Andy Rose, Robert Decker, Scott Hogsett, Juan Lopez | |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Brown | 37-33 |
| 14:25 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Richard Waller snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Willie Brown loses the dribble to Kenneth Newhall | 37-33 |
| 14:01 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 13:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earnest Mateer | 39-33 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Walter Edmondson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Pires (C) Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), Robert Decker (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Juan Lopez (C) Willie Brown, Robert Fisher, Richard Waller, George Lukaszewski | |
| 13:13 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | Robert Decker grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Andy Rose picks off the pass by Earnest Mateer | 40-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Mateer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Anderson - foul #2 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergsman (PF) Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (PF) William Kennedy | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:06 | LSU | Christopher Thornton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Frank Bergsman hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Henry Smith is called for the reach on Robert Decker - foul #2 on Henry Smith, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (PF) Richard Waller | |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Scott Hogsett | 42-38 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | Andy Rose gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Robert Decker hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Henry Smith - foul #3 on Henry Smith, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) Juan Lopez | |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Robert Decker lays it up and in set up by Andy Rose | 42-43 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Scott Hogsett - foul #1 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Henry Smith (SF), Frank Bergsman (PF) Christopher Thornton, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Waller (PF), Juan Lopez (C) Andy Rose, Robert Decker, Raymond Virgil, George Lukaszewski | |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson connects on the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Juan Lopez - foul #3 on Juan Lopez, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (PF) Scott Hogsett | |
| 07:35 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Willie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Waller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is denied on a layup by Henry Smith | 45-45 |
| 07:16 | LSU | Henry Smith grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Frank Bergsman can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Thornton (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Henry Smith, Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Frank Bergsman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Earnest Mateer - foul #1 on Earnest Mateer, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG) Willie Brown | |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Earnest Mateer gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #4 on Juan Lopez, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Frank Pires (C) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF), Raymond Virgil (PF) Richard Waller, William Kennedy | |
| 06:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is whistled for traveling | 47-45 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Christopher Thornton knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Pires | 50-45 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Andy Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #4 on Henry Smith, team foul #9 | 50-45 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Earnest Mateer connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Christopher Thornton | 52-46 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Andy Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 04:32 | LSU | Frank Pires snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Frank Pires misses short on a jumper in the lane | 52-46 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett's pass is intercepted by Frank Pires | 52-46 |
| 03:20 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Walter Edmondson (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Joseph Anderson, Henry Smith, Earnest Mateer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | LSU | Walter Edmondson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Bergsman | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Christopher Thornton steals it from Scott Hogsett | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | LSU | Frank Pires double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (PF) Raymond Virgil | |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Edmondson - foul #1 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Earnest Mateer (PF) Frank Pires | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) Juan Lopez | |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Richard Waller - foul #1 on Richard Waller, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Frank Pires (C) Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (PF), Juan Lopez (C) Richard Waller, George Lukaszewski | |
| 01:58 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Robert Decker snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Andy Rose | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:58 | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Andy Rose is called for the reach on Earnest Mateer - foul #3 on Andy Rose, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Nicolas Rhoads | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Robert Decker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 00:23 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Robert Decker is called for the reach on Frank Pires in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Decker, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Walter Edmondson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:22 | LSU | Frank Pires misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Robert Decker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Decker, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Andy Rose is called for the reach on Kenneth Newhall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andy Rose, team foul #12 | 58-50 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 00:05 | LSU | The rebound goes to Earnest Mateer | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall runs out the clock | 60-50 |