| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fresh) SF - Allen Bilinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Hintze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Born (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Allen Bilinski inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | LSU | Allen Bilinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Philip Born hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | David Dennis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Billy Larson | 25-22 |
| 18:50 | LSU | Allen Bilinski lays it up and in | 27-22 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Billy Larson buries a floater from the left wing set up by David Dennis | 27-24 |
| 18:14 | LSU | Allen Bilinski connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Hintze | 29-24 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Billy Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 17:22 | LSU | Allen Bilinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-24 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Carmelo Montes gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:41 | LSU | James Crawley loses the dribble to David Dennis | 31-24 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | David Dennis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Baine and he's fouled by Allen Bilinski - foul #2 on Allen Bilinski, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Lucas Scroggs (SF) Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Billy Larson, Jason Bedford, Frank Reichert | |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Allen Bilinski snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:26 | LSU | James Crawley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Carmelo Montes can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 16:23 | LSU | Allen Bilinski gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ferraro - foul #1 on Christopher Ferraro, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG) James Crawley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Carl Lewis (PF) David Dennis, Joseph Baine | |
| 15:52 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Carl Lewis | 31-26 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Larry McQuaide (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis hits a shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 15:02 | LSU | Carmelo Montes loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Charles Hintze (C) Larry McQuaide, Philip Born | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Christopher Ferraro, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 14:38 | LSU | James Crawley snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 14:13 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs is hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #1 on Joseph Baine, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Jason Bedford (SF) Roger Walker, Keith Carr | |
| 13:50 | LSU | James Crawley clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Bedford - foul #1 on Jason Bedford, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| 13:50 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:50 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Carmelo Montes pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | David Dennis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 12:44 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Carmelo Montes loses the dribble to Billy Larson | 36-28 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Allen Bilinski snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 11:37 | LSU | James Crawley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (tiring) SF - Lucas Scroggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Bilinski (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Hintze (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Bedford (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Baine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the shot from the left block set up by Joseph Baine and he's hacked by Lucas Scroggs - foul #3 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Stephen Peden (SG), Philip Born (C) James Crawley, Carmelo Montes, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Christopher Ferraro (SG), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Billy Larson, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 10:42 | LSU | Larry McQuaide tips it but misses | 39-31 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Lamothe | 39-31 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro can't throw it down | 39-31 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Philip Born gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:11 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Charles Hintze tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Philip Born snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 09:20 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the lay-in | 41-31 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe loses the dribble to Philip Born | 41-31 |
| 08:32 | LSU | Allen Bilinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Roger Walker gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 08:26 | LSU | Allen Bilinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Carl Lewis | 41-31 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Roger Walker scores on a jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry McQuaide and he's hacked by Robert Lamothe - foul #2 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG), Carmelo Montes (SG), Lucas Scroggs (SF) Larry McQuaide, Stephen Peden, Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Roger Walker, Christopher Ferraro, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| 07:30 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Montes (fairly fresh) SF - Lucas Scroggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Bilinski (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Philip Born (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | David Dennis's pass is intercepted by James Crawley | 44-33 |
| 07:12 | LSU | James Crawley can't finish the layup | 44-33 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Keith Carr is fouled on the floor by Lucas Scroggs - foul #4 on Lucas Scroggs, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Charles Hintze (PF) Allen Bilinski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Larson | 44-35 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs hits a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Hintze | 47-35 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Dennis | 47-37 |
| 05:28 | LSU | James Crawley is hacked by Frank Reichert - foul #2 on Frank Reichert, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Peden (SG) Charles Hintze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:01 | LSU | James Crawley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Dennis - foul #1 on David Dennis, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| 05:01 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 05:01 | LSU | James Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Philip Born takes the ball from David Dennis | 49-37 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Billy Larson grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert connects on the 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Stephen Peden hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Crawley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Peden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Scroggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carmelo Montes (tiring) C - Philip Born (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Baine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Carmelo Montes snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 02:56 | LSU | Lucas Scroggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Stephen Peden gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Stephen Peden misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Philip Born can't tip it in | 52-40 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | David Dennis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | LSU | Larry McQuaide (PG), Allen Bilinski (SF), Charles Hintze (PF) James Crawley, Stephen Peden, Lucas Scroggs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Christopher Ferraro (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Billy Larson, Keith Carr, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Philip Born's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Lewis | 52-40 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Philip Born hits the follow up shot | 54-40 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Roger Walker is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | LSU | James Crawley (PG) Larry McQuaide | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Roger Walker, Christopher Ferraro, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:39 | LSU | James Crawley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | David Dennis gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | David Dennis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-40 |
| 01:29 | LSU | Charles Hintze gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Reichert - foul #3 on Frank Reichert, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Allen Bilinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Baine | 56-42 |
| 00:54 | LSU | Allen Bilinski knocks in the floater from the right side | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine tips it in | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | Carmelo Montes travels with the ball | 58-44 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| 00:00 | LSU | James Crawley runs out the clock | 58-44 |