| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Loveland | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 32-32 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronnie Meyer - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dennis Stedman (SG), Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Villela | 33-34 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 18:11 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Hughes and he's hacked by Jesse Hamilton - foul #2 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Dennis Stedman, Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:58 | LSU | John Sweeney misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Travis Crosby - foul #2 on Travis Crosby, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG) Bryan Sutera | |
| 16:58 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:58 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | Ronnie Meyer steals the ball from Ronald Sande | 36-36 |
| 16:13 | LSU | John Sweeney is called for 3 seconds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jesse Hamilton (C) Gary Troup, Jessie Duke | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | John Sweeney is called for the reach on Raymond Murphy - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG) Ken Chatman | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Bryan Sutera works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Jesse Hamilton is called for the reach on Steven Byrd - foul #3 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Crosby (PF) Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Jessie Duke | |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Tyler Loveland | 40-36 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Murphy and the foul's on Roger Villela - foul #2 on Roger Villela, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), John Sweeney (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Roger Villela, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 43-41 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby tips it home | 45-41 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer is fouled on the floor by Travis Crosby - foul #3 on Travis Crosby, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Steven Byrd (PF) Ken Chatman, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF), Jesse Hamilton (C) Dikembe Ali, Jessie Duke | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton is called for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Bryan Sutera, Roger Villela | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Dikembe Ali steals the ball from Raymond Murphy | 45-41 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the driving attempt near the basket | 45-43 |
| 10:13 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:53 | LSU | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jesse Hamilton | 45-46 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Dikembe Ali | 45-48 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG), Fred Finlayson (SG), Ken Chatman (SF), Travis Crosby (PF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Tyler Loveland, Raymond Murphy, Steven Byrd, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Dennis Stedman, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 08:28 | LSU | Bryan Sutera splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby clanks a floater near the basket | 45-48 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Roger Villela gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:36 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer's layup is rejected by Ken Chatman | 45-48 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Howton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | David Howton connects on the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Raymond Murphy (SF) Gabriel Burton, Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hamilton (PF) John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | David Howton makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Roger Villela misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Howton - foul #2 on David Howton, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Ronald Sande (C) Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:49 | LSU | Roger Villela misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:49 | LSU | Roger Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Crosby | 51-49 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton is hacked by Steve Hughes - foul #3 on Steve Hughes, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Roger Villela, Jessie Duke | |
| 05:35 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-49 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Murphy | 53-51 |
| 04:41 | LSU | John Sweeney is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Dikembe Ali grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Crosby - foul #4 on Travis Crosby, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG), Fred Finlayson (SG), Ken Chatman (SF), Steven Byrd (PF) Steve Hughes, Tyler Loveland, Raymond Murphy, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hamilton | |
| 04:11 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:11 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Sande | 53-52 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 03:23 | LSU | Gary Troup hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Sweeney | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Finlayson (fresh) SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Ronnie Meyer steps in front of the Fred Finlayson pass | 53-54 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Byrd | 53-54 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Tyler Loveland (SG), Raymond Murphy (SF), Travis Crosby (PF) Gabriel Burton, Fred Finlayson, Ken Chatman, Steven Byrd | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hamilton (PF) Gary Troup, Roger Villela, Ronnie Meyer | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes loses the dribble to Dikembe Ali in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Travis Crosby steals the ball from Dikembe Ali | 53-54 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Loveland | 55-54 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Sande - foul #2 on Ronald Sande, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronnie Meyer (PF) Jesse Hamilton | |
| 01:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:39 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Crosby | 55-56 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ali | 55-56 |
| 00:58 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll | 55-58 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Jessie Duke is called for the reach on Ronald Sande - foul #2 on Jessie Duke, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | LSU | Steve Hughes is called for the reach on John Sweeney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Hughes, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:27 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Travis Crosby | 57-59 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke is hacked by Tyler Loveland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Loveland, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Jessie Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is fouled on the floor by Bryan Sutera - foul #1 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | LSU | John Sweeney gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney is hacked by Steve Hughes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steve Hughes, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Villela (SF) Ronnie Meyer | |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:06 | LSU | John Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |