| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) SG - Elmer McClave (fresh) SF - Ronnie Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) C - Herbert Corea (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) C - Philip Utz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Philip Utz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Philip Utz double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits the finger roll set up by Elmer McClave | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Moore - foul #1 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Russell Gillon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley buries a shot from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Herbert Corea comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer McClave - foul #1 on Elmer McClave, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Philip Utz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | LSU | Michael Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Gillon - foul #1 on Russell Gillon, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), John Holland (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Elmer McClave, Ronnie Moore, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (C) David Dubois, Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | LSU | John Canning snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:57 | LSU | Elmer Olson steals the ball from John Holland | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Ben Horne drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Carrier | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Jonathan Willis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Holland | 4-4 |
| 16:03 | LSU | John Canning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | John Holland picks off the pass by Eugene Utley in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) SG - Jonathan Willis (fresh) SF - John Holland (fresh) PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Canning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Paul Carrier (fresh) PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | LSU | John Holland is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, John Holland, Terrence Schaaf, John Canning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Eugene Utley | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Ben Horne loses the dribble to Michael Stewart | 4-4 |
| 15:20 | LSU | Ronnie Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Herbert Corea tips it home | 6-4 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Philip Utz is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Horne | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Ronnie Moore is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF) Bobby Pedraza, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Garfield Luke (C) Paul Carrier, Philip Utz | |
| 14:41 | LSU | Herbert Corea is fouled on the floor by Garfield Luke - foul #1 on Garfield Luke, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Terrence Schaaf (PF) Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF), Philip Utz (C) Perry Sieberg, Garfield Luke | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Elmer McClave knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-6 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Horne | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Philip Utz buries a jumper in the lane | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | LSU | John Holland is fouled on the floor by Paul Carrier - foul #1 on Paul Carrier, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), Michael Stewart (PF), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Elmer McClave, Terrence Schaaf, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Les Ballesteros, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson, Philip Utz | |
| 13:29 | LSU | John Canning drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Stewart | 10-8 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is hacked by Michael Stewart - foul #1 on Michael Stewart, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Eugene Utley, Garfield Luke | |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Jonathan Willis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Philip Utz blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 12:11 | LSU | John Holland snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Jonathan Willis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sterling Davis | 13-10 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Sterling Davis steals the ball from Donald Davis in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 11:50 | LSU | John Holland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Donald Davis grabs the board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Holland (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Michael Stewart (tiring) C - John Canning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Elmer Olson (tiring) C - Philip Utz (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Donald Davis scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Utz | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | LSU | The short jumper by John Canning is denied by Donald Davis | 13-12 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Jonathan Willis gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-12 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Sterling Davis is called for the reach on Les Ballesteros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sterling Davis, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Herbert Corea (C) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, John Holland, Michael Stewart, John Canning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF), Garfield Luke (C) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Elmer Olson, Philip Utz | |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| 10:36 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf loses the ball out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF) Ben Horne | |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 10:18 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Herbert Corea drills a floater from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley loses the dribble to Herbert Corea | 15-12 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Herbert Corea clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Garfield Luke - foul #2 on Garfield Luke, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Philip Utz (C) Perry Sieberg, Garfield Luke | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley hits the easy wide open finger roll | 16-14 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Russell Gillon's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Utz | 16-14 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Ben Horne pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 16-14 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Elmer McClave gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Herbert Corea loses the dribble to Eugene Utley | 16-14 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | David Dubois scores on a 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Ronnie Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Herbert Corea - foul #1 on Herbert Corea, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SG), Michael Stewart (PF) Elmer McClave, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF) David Dubois, Paul Carrier | |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Herbert Corea can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Utley - foul #1 on Eugene Utley, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Philip Utz | |
| 08:05 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Ben Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (PG) Ben Horne | |
| 07:57 | LSU | Michael Stewart scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-18 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 19-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) SF - Ronnie Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. C - Herbert Corea (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Les Ballesteros (fairly fresh) SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) PF - Eugene Utley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | LSU | Ronnie Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), John Canning (C) Russell Gillon, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Philip Utz (C) Donald Davis, Elmer Olson | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Ronnie Moore denies the turnaround by Philip Utz | 19-20 |
| 06:58 | LSU | John Canning snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Ben Horne blows the wide open layup | 19-20 |
| 06:46 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:38 | LSU | John Canning double dribbles | 19-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), Herbert Corea (C) Bobby Pedraza, Elmer McClave, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Perry Sieberg, Eugene Utley, Philip Utz | |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | David Dubois is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Willis - foul #1 on Jonathan Willis, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | David Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | David Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Sterling Davis is fouled on the floor by David Dubois - foul #1 on David Dubois, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Eugene Utley (PF) David Dubois, Paul Carrier | |
| 06:21 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Elmer Olson - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Philip Utz (C) Les Ballesteros, Elmer Olson | |
| 06:21 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Sterling Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Sterling Davis steps in front of the David Dubois pass | 21-22 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the jumper near the basket | 23-22 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Herbert Corea - foul #2 on Herbert Corea, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Elmer McClave (SG), John Holland (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Sterling Davis, Jonathan Willis, Ronnie Moore, John Canning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) David Dubois, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Philip Utz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Russell Gillon's pass is intercepted by Paul Carrier | 23-24 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Ben Horne can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Gillon - foul #2 on Russell Gillon, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SG), John Canning (C) Elmer McClave, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF), Elmer Olson (C) Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Canning - foul #1 on John Canning, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Stewart (PF) Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF) Ben Horne, Eugene Utley | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Russell Gillon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 04:19 | LSU | John Canning snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), Herbert Corea (C) Bobby Pedraza, John Holland, John Canning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF), Philip Utz (C) Donald Davis, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| 03:56 | LSU | David Dubois steals the ball from Michael Stewart | 23-27 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Moore - foul #2 on Ronnie Moore, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SG) Elmer McClave | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Donald Davis (SF) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-27 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Michael Stewart blows the layup but the foul's on Philip Utz - foul #1 on Philip Utz, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Terrence Schaaf (SF) Russell Gillon, Ronnie Moore | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Philip Utz | |
| 03:36 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Michael Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | David Dubois is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Eugene Utley | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Corea (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ben Horne (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) C - Philip Utz (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:20 | LSU | Michael Stewart jams it on a great pass from Terrence Schaaf | 27-28 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | David Dubois can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Philip Utz pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is hacked by Jonathan Willis - foul #2 on Jonathan Willis, team foul #13 | 27-28 |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SG), Ronnie Moore (SF), John Canning (C) Jonathan Willis, Michael Stewart, Herbert Corea | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ronnie Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Les Ballesteros - foul #1 on Les Ballesteros, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG) Sterling Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF) Ben Horne | |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ronnie Moore misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Ronnie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | Ronnie Moore picks off the pass by Les Ballesteros | 28-29 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Moore | 31-29 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by Les Ballesteros | 31-31 |
| 01:28 | LSU | John Canning blows the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Utley - foul #2 on Eugene Utley, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Jonathan Willis (SG), John Holland (SF), Michael Stewart (PF) Bobby Pedraza, Elmer McClave, Ronnie Moore, Terrence Schaaf | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Ben Horne (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Philip Utz (C) Donald Davis, Les Ballesteros, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 01:28 | LSU | John Canning makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:28 | LSU | John Canning makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Jonathan Willis steals the ball from Eugene Utley | 33-31 |
| 01:00 | LSU | John Holland misses the shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Eugene Utley | 33-31 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg buries a fadeaway from close range set up by David Dubois | 33-33 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Russell Gillon is fouled on the floor by David Dubois - foul #2 on David Dubois, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Elmer McClave (SG), Herbert Corea (C) Jonathan Willis, John Canning | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Eugene Utley | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Russell Gillon makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Philip Utz gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Russell Gillon is called for the reach on Les Ballesteros in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Gillon, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SG) Russell Gillon, Elmer McClave | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Herbert Corea gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is fouled on the floor by Les Ballesteros - foul #2 on Les Ballesteros, team foul #11 | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Moore (SF) John Holland | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (PF) Paul Carrier | |
| 00:14 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Donald Davis double dribbles in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (PF) Elmer Olson | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |