| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) SF - Joshua David (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joshua David inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Luis Powell buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 31-23 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 31-23 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Luis Powell | 31-23 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Michael Frye steals the ball from Luis Powell | 31-23 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Edward Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Sean Price is hacked by Michael Meaux - foul #2 on Michael Meaux, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Sean Price's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Frye | 31-23 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester gets the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Roger Neu steals it from John Damico | 31-23 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Michael Meaux is whistled for a carry | 31-23 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-23 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Luis Powell grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Joshua David misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 16:36 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 16:26 | LSU | John Damico steals it from Dewayne Billings | 31-23 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 16:08 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Roger Neu misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Damico - foul #1 on John Damico, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Luke Driskill (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, John Damico | |
| 15:55 | LSU | Roger Neu misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 15:55 | LSU | Roger Neu misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin grabs the board | 31-23 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Rankin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Driskill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits a jumper from the right block | 31-25 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Roger Neu knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cameron Smith and he's hacked by Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | LSU | William Callahan (SF), Michael Meaux (PF) Dewayne Billings, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin is hacked by Michael Meaux - foul #3 on Michael Meaux, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Damico (C) Sean Price | |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 13:56 | LSU | Cameron Smith connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Dennis Wilson, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (PG), Edward Glover (SF), Michael Frye (C) Roger Neu, William Callahan, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF) Thomas Cintron, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 13:56 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | John Damico tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Edward Glover clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | John Damico buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 37-29 |
| 12:29 | LSU | Dewayne Billings can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | John Damico snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 11:59 | Arkansas | Michael Frye is called for the reach on Luke Driskill - foul #2 on Michael Frye, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Thomas Munguia (PF) Cameron Smith, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Sean Price (PF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Dennis Wilson, Luke Driskill, John Damico | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Powell and he's hacked by Thomas Munguia - foul #1 on Thomas Munguia, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Thomas Munguia scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Frye | 39-32 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Joshua David clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Roger Neu - foul #1 on Roger Neu, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | LSU | William Callahan (SF), Harold Rankin (C) Edward Glover, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (SG) Thomas Cintron | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Joshua David makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Joshua David makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Roger Neu is fouled on the floor by Luis Powell - foul #1 on Luis Powell, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), Michael Meaux (PF) Dewayne Billings, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luke Driskill (SF), John Damico (C) Joshua David, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 10:23 | LSU | A charge is called on Roger Neu - foul #2 on Roger Neu, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG) Dennis Wilson | |
| 10:07 | Arkansas | Sean Price's floater is tipped away by Michael Meaux | 39-34 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Cameron Smith gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 09:43 | LSU | Roger Neu clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Powell | 39-37 |
| 08:57 | LSU | Michael Meaux hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Thomas Munguia tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill makes the driving attempt in the paint | 41-39 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Cameron Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Edward Glover (SF), Michael Frye (C) Roger Neu, Cameron Smith, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Joshua David (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Luis Powell, Ronnie Hester, Luke Driskill, John Damico | |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | Dewayne Billings steps in front of the Ernest Benjamin pass | 41-39 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Michael Meaux can't connect on a runner in the lane | 41-39 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 41-39 |
| 07:14 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Michael Frye misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Dewayne Billings pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Cintron - foul #3 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Thomas Munguia (PF) William Callahan, Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Luke Driskill (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Sean Price, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 06:25 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 06:25 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | John Damico gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Dewayne Billings comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Luke Driskill gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Joshua David knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Powell | 43-41 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Roger Neu is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF), Michael Meaux (PF) Edward Glover, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF) Joshua David | |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | John Damico connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Powell | 43-43 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Cameron Smith's layup is rejected by John Damico | 43-43 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Luis Powell is fouled on the floor by Roger Neu - foul #3 on Roger Neu, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Luis Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Dewayne Billings comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Hester - foul #1 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SF), Michael Frye (C) Cameron Smith, Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Joshua David (SF) Luis Powell, Luke Driskill | |
| 03:56 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | John Damico jams it set up by Dennis Wilson | 45-47 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-47 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dewayne Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua David (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | John Damico's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Frye | 45-47 |
| 02:46 | LSU | Michael Frye gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 02:38 | LSU | Edward Glover buries a runner from close range | 47-47 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 47-47 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Michael Frye snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 02:03 | LSU | Michael Frye loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SG), William Callahan (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Dewayne Billings, Edward Glover, Michael Meaux, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Thomas Cintron (SF), Luke Driskill (PF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Ronnie Hester, Joshua David, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Edward Glover (SF), Michael Meaux (PF), Michael Frye (C) Cameron Smith, William Callahan, Thomas Munguia, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Joshua David (SF), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Thomas Cintron, Luke Driskill, Ernest Benjamin | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | John Damico hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Frye - foul #3 on Michael Frye, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the shot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Sean Price is denied by Michael Meaux | 47-48 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Roger Neu connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Edward Glover | 49-48 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Roger Neu takes the ball from Luis Powell | 49-48 |
| 00:17 | LSU | Dewayne Billings lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 51-48 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 00:07 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Ronnie Hester is called for the reach on Michael Meaux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Hester, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 53-48 |