| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Days (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez inbounds the ball | 21-17 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Arthur Days hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift and he's hacked by Jason Newman - foul #3 on Jason Newman, team foul #1 | 23-17 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo (C) Jason Newman | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Arthur Days misses the free throw | 23-17 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 23-17 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Kenneth Clift snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Steven Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Jerry | 23-19 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Michael Meaux drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Clift | 25-19 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan hits a floater from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Michael Meaux's layup is rejected by Anthony Dangelo | 25-21 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Steven Allen tips it back up and in | 27-21 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan hits the finger roll | 27-23 |
| 16:46 | LSU | Steven Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo buries a 3 from the left corner set up by William Jerry | 27-26 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Arthur Days hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 27-26 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Days (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | David Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Clift - foul #1 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Steven Allen, Kenneth Clift, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), William Nolan (SF), Jason Newman (C) William Jerry, Kevin Saylor, Albert Ryan | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky banks in the layup | 29-27 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Frank Moses is called for the reach on Anthony Dangelo - foul #1 on Frank Moses, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG) David Smith | |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | William Nolan connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jason Newman and he's fouled by Anthony Difranco - foul #2 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | William Nolan makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:14 | LSU | The jump hook by Frank Moses is blocked by William Nolan | 29-30 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Jason Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Jerry | 29-32 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Dangelo | 29-32 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses short on a runner from the left block | 31-32 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Frank Moses snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:02 | LSU | William Nolan steals it from Cameron Smith | 31-32 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | William Jerry misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 12:58 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Cameron Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 12:31 | LSU | Anthony Difranco tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Frank Moses tips it home | 33-32 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | William Jerry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Michael Meaux (PF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Anthony Difranco, Viktor Zalwsky, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), David Smith (SF), Albert Ryan (PF) Ismael Short, William Nolan, Anthony Dangelo | |
| 11:43 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the floater from the left wing | 35-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Steven Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Days (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | William Jerry grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 10:22 | LSU | Arthur Days travels with the ball | 35-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (PG) William Jerry | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Clift - foul #2 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo (C) Jason Newman | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Arthur Days misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Anthony Dangelo - foul #1 on Anthony Dangelo, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Difranco (PF) Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Nolan (SF) Kevin Saylor | |
| 09:41 | LSU | Arthur Days misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Arthur Days misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Anthony Dangelo | 35-36 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | William Nolan travels with the ball | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) David Smith | |
| 09:06 | LSU | Albert Ryan swats the dunk try by Arthur Days | 35-36 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Santiago Jimenez - foul #2 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Santiago Jimenez, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert Ryan - foul #3 on Albert Ryan, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Michael Meaux (PF) Steven Allen, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SG) Kevin Saylor | |
| 08:15 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Anthony Dangelo | 36-38 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | William Nolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Jason Newman (C) Ismael Short, Anthony Dangelo | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | LSU | Anthony Difranco is hacked by Jason Newman - foul #4 on Jason Newman, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:03 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clift takes the ball from David Smith | 36-38 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael Meaux lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Clift | 38-38 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Kenneth Clift snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 05:52 | LSU | David Smith steps in front of the Michael Meaux pass | 38-38 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Jason Newman knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth Clift - foul #3 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Anthony Difranco (SF), Viktor Zalwsky (PF), Frank Moses (C) Kenneth Clift, Santiago Jimenez, Michael Meaux, Arthur Days | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Anthony Dangelo (PF) William Jerry, William Nolan, Albert Ryan | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Jason Newman misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 05:23 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Anthony Difranco hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Anthony Difranco gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 04:38 | LSU | Steven Allen travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG) Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Frank Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 03:57 | LSU | Cameron Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Ismael Short grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Swietomierz Zemon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cameron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Viktor Zalwsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ismael Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Dangelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Anthony Dangelo - foul #2 on Anthony Dangelo, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Allen (PG), Kenneth Clift (SG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Arthur Days (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith, Anthony Difranco, Frank Moses | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), William Nolan (SF), Albert Ryan (PF) Kevin Saylor, David Smith, Jason Newman | |
| 03:04 | LSU | Viktor Zalwsky misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo buries a floater in the lane set up by William Jerry and he's fouled by Viktor Zalwsky - foul #1 on Viktor Zalwsky, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meaux (PF) Viktor Zalwsky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Michael Meaux clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Ryan - foul #4 on Albert Ryan, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Jason Newman (C) Ismael Short, Anthony Dangelo | |
| 02:14 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Jason Newman grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Meaux | 40-44 |
| 01:56 | LSU | Kenneth Clift snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SF) William Nolan | |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Jason Newman lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:13 | LSU | Arthur Days buries a floater from the left block set up by Kenneth Clift | 42-46 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Albert Ryan steals the ball from Steven Allen | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clift is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (PG) William Jerry | |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Albert Ryan steals the ball from Kenneth Clift | 42-48 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Clift - foul #5 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Arthur Days | 42-48 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Jason Newman is called for the reach on Santiago Jimenez - foul #5 on Jason Newman, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Anthony Dangelo (C) Ismael Short, Jason Newman | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Smith - foul #3 on Cameron Smith, team foul #10 | 42-48 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (PG) William Jerry | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Steven Allen makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cameron Smith | 45-49 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ismael Short is hacked by Steven Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Allen, team foul #11 | 45-49 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Arthur Days snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:07 | LSU | Steven Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Cameron Smith is called for the reach on Anthony Dangelo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cameron Smith, team foul #12 | 45-49 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Anthony Dangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Steven Allen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-51 |