| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Park (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ron Manjarrez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Damien Turner inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's fadeaway is rejected by William Park | 30-33 |
| 19:50 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 19:49 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Elbert Lakey clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-33 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | William Park is called for the reach on Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on William Park, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Mark Reed grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Mark Reed comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's floater is tipped away by William Park | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Elbert Lakey pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:38 | LSU | Rafael Stansbury swats the shot by Elbert Lakey | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the driving attempt near the basket | 30-33 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Damien Turner tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Elbert Lakey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Damien Turner | |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron loses the dribble to Marc Nielsen in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 16:37 | LSU | William Park can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Benjamin - foul #3 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), James Shelton (SF) Billy Lal, Robert Fitch | |
| 16:37 | LSU | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:37 | LSU | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:10 | LSU | The rebound goes to William Park | 32-35 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Elbert Lakey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Samuel Aiken (PF) Marc Nielsen, William Park | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Albert Nash (C) Thomas Cintron, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 15:51 | LSU | Elbert Lakey misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:51 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Albert Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Billy Lal drills a floater from the right block | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | LSU | Mark Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:34 | LSU | Elbert Lakey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Elbert Lakey buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Reed | 35-37 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Elbert Lakey snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Mark Reed drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Aiken | 37-37 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Samuel Aiken | 37-37 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Malcolm Weight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG), William Park (SF) Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Albert Nash | |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Aiken - foul #4 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF) Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:42 | LSU | Marc Nielsen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Ronnie Hester | 37-41 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Marc Nielsen | 39-41 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Damien Turner | 39-44 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Rafael Stansbury denies the turnaround by Ron Manjarrez | 39-44 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:51 | LSU | William Park hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Malcolm Weight | 41-44 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Park (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ron Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Damien Turner blows the layup but he's hacked by William Park - foul #3 on William Park, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF) Malcolm Weight, Gregory Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:32 | LSU | The rebound goes to Ron Manjarrez | 41-44 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Thomas Cintron picks off the pass by Mark Reed | 41-44 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Billy Lal | 41-46 |
| 10:36 | LSU | William Park scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Marc Nielsen - foul #1 on Marc Nielsen, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG) Marc Nielsen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:46 | LSU | William Park hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 43-48 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:40 | Arkansas | James Shelton misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Elbert Lakey is hacked by James Shelton - foul #1 on James Shelton, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 09:04 | LSU | William Park is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on William Park, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Samuel Aiken (PF) William Park | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), Rafael Stansbury (C) Thomas Cintron, Albert Nash | |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Elbert Lakey steals it from Rafael Stansbury | 43-50 |
| 08:29 | LSU | Mark Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Weight | 46-50 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Marc Nielsen (PG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF) Billy Lal | |
| 07:58 | LSU | Elbert Lakey is whistled for a carry | 46-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Gregory Richards (SF) Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) Ernest Benjamin | |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Damien Turner is hacked by Gregory Richards - foul #2 on Gregory Richards, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Richards (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ron Manjarrez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | James Shelton buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Hester | 46-52 |
| 07:07 | LSU | Marc Nielsen buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Reed | 49-52 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Samuel Aiken blocks the short jumper by Damien Turner | 49-52 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Damien Turner tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (SG), Elbert Lakey (SF), William Park (C) Mark Reed, Gregory Richards, Ron Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Ronnie Hester, James Shelton, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the floater from the baseline set up by Ernest Benjamin | 49-56 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Elbert Lakey travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Cintron | 49-58 |
| 05:05 | LSU | William Park makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Malcolm Weight | 51-58 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Billy Lal knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | LSU | Marc Nielsen's pass is intercepted by Damien Turner | 51-60 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SG) Malcolm Weight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Damien Turner, Albert Nash | |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Billy Lal clanks a jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Samuel Aiken pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Ernest Benjamin takes the ball from Samuel Aiken | 51-60 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Mark Reed grabs the board | 51-60 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marc Nielsen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Reed (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elbert Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Aiken (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - William Park (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Elbert Lakey makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Aiken | 53-60 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Marc Nielsen picks off the pass by Robert Fitch | 53-60 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Marc Nielsen hits the finger roll | 55-60 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron is fouled on the floor by Samuel Aiken - foul #5 on Samuel Aiken, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Ron Manjarrez (C) Samuel Aiken | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) Ernest Benjamin | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | LSU | Mark Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Fitch | 55-62 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rafael Stansbury | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | LSU | Mark Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-64 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Fitch | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch blows the dunk | 55-64 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury tips it in | 55-66 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Marc Nielsen's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Stansbury | 55-66 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Fitch | 55-66 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Billy Lal can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Elbert Lakey - foul #1 on Elbert Lakey, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Lincoln Porter (PG), Malcolm Weight (SG), Gregory Richards (SF) Marc Nielsen, Mark Reed, Elbert Lakey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | LSU | William Park misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Gregory Richards grabs the offensive board | 55-68 |
| 00:46 | LSU | Malcolm Weight connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Lincoln Porter is called for the reach on Rafael Stansbury in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lincoln Porter, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SF) Damien Turner | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Fitch - foul #2 on Robert Fitch, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) James Shelton | |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Ron Manjarrez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Damien Turner snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Gregory Richards picks off the pass by Rafael Stansbury | 59-70 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Malcolm Weight knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Richards | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron runs out the clock | 61-70 |