| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Juan Flores (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses short on a shot from the right block | 34-27 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Graham | 34-29 |
| 18:57 | LSU | John Sweeney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-29 |
| 18:56 | LSU | John Sweeney gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | LSU | John Sweeney works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Jesse Hanna tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the jump hook from the right block | 36-29 |
| 18:02 | LSU | Jessie Duke gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:40 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Barry Mah gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Byrd | 36-29 |
| 16:50 | LSU | John Sweeney misses the tip | 36-29 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Juan Flores pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Graham | 36-31 |
| 16:06 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Juan Flores buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Juan Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Mah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Sutera and he's fouled by Ronald Graham - foul #2 on Ronald Graham, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Gabriel Burton (SF), Micheal Cunningham (C) Juan Flores, Ronald Graham, Barry Mah | |
| 15:19 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is hacked by Frank Bergum - foul #1 on Frank Bergum, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes can't finish the layup | 38-34 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:20 | LSU | John Sweeney banks in the layup set up by Bryan Sutera | 40-34 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes blows the dunk | 40-34 |
| 14:07 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | LSU | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Micheal Cunningham and he's fouled by Frank Bergum - foul #2 on Frank Bergum, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Flores (SG), Barry Mah (C) Tyler Loveland, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:38 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:16 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Bryan Sutera, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Juan Flores knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steve Hughes | 40-39 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Bryan Sutera can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:27 | LSU | Frank Bergum grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Bryan Sutera scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by John Sweeney | 43-39 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Juan Flores can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sweeney - foul #2 on John Sweeney, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (SF), Jessie Duke (C) John Sweeney, Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Graham (SF), Ronald Lipman (PF), Micheal Cunningham (C) Gabriel Burton, Steven Byrd, Barry Mah | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Juan Flores misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Juan Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Flores (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) PF - Ronald Lipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:11 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the jumper near the basket | 43-39 |
| 11:10 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Hanna | 43-39 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bryan Sutera | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Juan Flores misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 10:24 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Jesse Hanna misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Dikembe Ali steals it from Micheal Cunningham | 45-39 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Lipman - foul #2 on Ronald Lipman, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (PG), Boris Kubiszewski (SG), Gabriel Burton (SF), Steven Byrd (PF), Barry Mah (C) Steve Hughes, Juan Flores, Ronald Graham, Ronald Lipman, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 09:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Barry Mah misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Barry Mah makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Barry Mah makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:31 | LSU | Jessie Duke buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 49-41 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Barry Mah | 49-44 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Gary Troup hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Boris Kubiszewski - foul #1 on Boris Kubiszewski, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hanna (PF) Bryan Sutera, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG) Boris Kubiszewski | |
| 07:48 | LSU | Gary Troup makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:48 | LSU | Gary Troup misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Barry Mah snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Hughes | 50-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steven Byrd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Mah (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Gabriel Burton - foul #4 on Gabriel Burton, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Jessie Duke (C) Gary Troup, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Flores (SG), Ronald Lipman (PF) Tyler Loveland, Steven Byrd | |
| 06:54 | LSU | John Sweeney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-47 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Juan Flores snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Ronald Lipman is denied by Jessie Duke | 50-47 |
| 06:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bryan Sutera | 50-47 |
| 06:16 | LSU | John Sweeney is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Lipman | 50-47 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Barry Mah grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-50 |
| 05:12 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Burton | 50-50 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Barry Mah misses the fadeaway in the paint | 50-50 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Jesse Hanna gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Jesse Hanna dunks the ball on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 52-50 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 04:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jessie Duke | 52-50 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Juan Flores can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 03:49 | LSU | Jessie Duke pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Jessie Duke banks in the layup set up by Bryan Sutera | 54-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Hanna (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Flores (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gabriel Burton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Lipman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Mah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton is fouled on the floor by Jessie Duke - foul #1 on Jessie Duke, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF), Frank Bergum (C) John Sweeney, Jesse Hanna, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (PG), Boris Kubiszewski (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Steven Byrd (PF), Micheal Cunningham (C) Steve Hughes, Juan Flores, Gabriel Burton, Ronald Lipman, Barry Mah | |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Ronnie Meyer is called for the reach on Steven Byrd - foul #1 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hanna (PF) Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG) Boris Kubiszewski | |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Bergum (C) Jesse Hanna | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Flores (SG) Tyler Loveland | |
| 01:55 | LSU | Bryan Sutera clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:54 | LSU | Frank Bergum tips it in | 56-52 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF), Jesse Hanna (PF), Jessie Duke (C) Peter Quintanilla, Ronnie Meyer, Frank Bergum | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SF), Barry Mah (C) Ronald Graham, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Juan Flores's pass is intercepted by Bryan Sutera | 56-52 |
| 01:27 | LSU | John Sweeney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Juan Flores misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Barry Mah pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:41 | LSU | John Sweeney snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | LSU | John Sweeney is hacked by Steve Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Hughes, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Steve Hughes - foul #2 on Steve Hughes, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla is fouled on the floor by Steven Byrd - foul #1 on Steven Byrd, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:36 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Peter Quintanilla picks off the pass by Gabriel Burton | 58-52 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Bryan Sutera is hacked by Steve Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Hughes, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | John Sweeney (SF) Peter Quintanilla | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:30 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:24 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Juan Flores in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Flores, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Quintanilla (SF) John Sweeney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:21 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Juan Flores | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Juan Flores is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Flores, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Juan Flores | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | LSU | Steve Hughes is called for the reach on Peter Quintanilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Hughes, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Peter Quintanilla misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Barry Mah snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Barry Mah comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-57 |