| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Durham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Trask (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Austin Razo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Austin Razo inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-30 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gary Koester | 22-30 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Robert Durham connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Bragg | 25-30 |
| 18:52 | LSU | Gary Ney is hacked by Kenneth Bragg - foul #3 on Kenneth Bragg, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 18:43 | LSU | John Murphy connects on the shot from the left block | 25-32 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg is hacked by Robert Noonkester - foul #2 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jody Zalk (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Robert Durham, Kenneth Bragg, Jon Hall, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (C) Saul Marquez | |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Huck (PF) Daniel Trask | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Timothy Mikels (SF), William Backstrom (C) Gary Ney, Austin Razo, John Murphy | |
| 17:39 | LSU | Kurt Haugland hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Green and he's hacked by Jody Zalk - foul #2 on Jody Zalk, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG) Robert Noonkester | |
| 17:39 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Jody Zalk misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Mikels - foul #2 on Timothy Mikels, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg (SG), Jon Hall (SF), Gary Koester (C) Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Austin Razo (SF) Timothy Jewell | |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Jody Zalk misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Jody Zalk makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:52 | LSU | Kurt Haugland blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bragg | 26-35 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 26-35 |
| 16:25 | LSU | Kurt Haugland gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses badly on a floater in the paint | 26-35 |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Jon Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | Jody Zalk tips it in | 28-35 |
| 16:01 | LSU | Timothy Mikels is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Durham (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Daniel Trask (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Jody Zalk, Kenneth Bragg, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), Timothy Jewell (SF), John Murphy (PF), Saul Marquez (C) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Austin Razo, Timothy Mikels, Kurt Haugland | |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Robert Noonkester steals the ball from Daniel Trask | 28-35 |
| 15:36 | LSU | John Murphy blows the layup | 28-35 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Jon Hall grabs the board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Trask (fresh) C - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | Jon Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Gary Ney grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 14:47 | LSU | Timothy Jewell can't throw it down | 28-35 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Robert Durham drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rolando Nguyen | 31-35 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Robert Noonkester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Trask - foul #1 on Daniel Trask, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jody Zalk (PG), Kenneth Bragg (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Robert Durham, Craig Pearson, Jon Hall, Daniel Trask, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (SG), Austin Razo (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), William Backstrom (C) Gary Ney, Timothy Jewell, John Murphy, Saul Marquez | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Robert Noonkester makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Gary Koester knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Adams and the foul's on William Backstrom - foul #1 on William Backstrom, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Mikels (PF) Robert Noonkester | |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Gary Koester makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Kenneth Bragg steals it from Austin Razo in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jody Zalk | 37-37 |
| 13:07 | LSU | Raymond Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-37 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Raymond Green tips it home | 37-39 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Kurt Haugland | 37-39 |
| 12:39 | LSU | Raymond Green is hacked by Jody Zalk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jody Zalk, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Durham (PG), David Simmons (SF), Daniel Trask (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Kenneth Bragg, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Gary Ney (SG), John Murphy (PF) Raymond Green, William Backstrom, Timothy Mikels | |
| 12:29 | LSU | Robert Noonkester drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Ney | 37-42 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Robert Durham can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | David Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Robert Durham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 11:21 | LSU | Austin Razo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Adams (PG), Kenneth Bragg (SG), Jon Hall (SF), Charles Broussard (C) Robert Durham, Jody Zalk, David Simmons, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), Timothy Mikels (SF), Saul Marquez (C) Robert Noonkester, Austin Razo, Kurt Haugland | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Raymond Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Trask (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Broussard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Mikels (fresh) PF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Saul Marquez - foul #3 on Saul Marquez, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Daniel Trask, Charles Broussard | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG), William Backstrom (PF) Gary Ney, John Murphy | |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Raymond Green drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Saul Marquez | 41-44 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Jon Hall drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Timothy Mikels - foul #3 on Timothy Mikels, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Pearson (SG) Kenneth Bragg | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG) Timothy Jewell | |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Jon Hall makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:02 | LSU | Robert Noonkester is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Gary Koester snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Jon Hall is denied by Timothy Mikels | 44-44 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Raymond Green grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:15 | LSU | William Backstrom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jon Hall | 44-44 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Noonkester - foul #3 on Robert Noonkester, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Durham (PG), Daniel Trask (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Jon Hall, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG), Austin Razo (SF), John Murphy (PF), Kurt Haugland (C) Raymond Green, Timothy Mikels, William Backstrom, Saul Marquez | |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:08 | LSU | Kurt Haugland snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Austin Razo is hacked by Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg (SG), David Simmons (SF) Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG) Robert Noonkester | |
| 08:45 | LSU | Gary Ney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | David Simmons connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Kurt Haugland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | Robert Durham hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 07:28 | LSU | John Murphy clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Trask - foul #2 on Daniel Trask, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jody Zalk (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Jon Hall (SF), Charles Broussard (C) Robert Durham, Kenneth Bragg, David Simmons, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Saul Marquez (C) Raymond Green, Kurt Haugland | |
| 07:28 | LSU | John Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:28 | LSU | John Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Gary Ney picks off the pass by Jody Zalk | 50-44 |
| 07:00 | LSU | Robert Noonkester hits the finger roll set up by Gary Ney | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Jody Zalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Hall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Trask (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Broussard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noonkester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Ney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Austin Razo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Jon Hall makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Craig Pearson | 52-46 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 06:10 | LSU | Saul Marquez snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Austin Razo is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Jon Hall drills a fadeaway in the lane | 54-48 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Trask - foul #3 on Daniel Trask, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Durham (PG), Kenneth Bragg (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Jody Zalk, Craig Pearson, Jon Hall, Daniel Trask, Charles Broussard | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Green (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Timothy Mikels (PF), Kurt Haugland (C) Robert Noonkester, Gary Ney, John Murphy, Saul Marquez | |
| 05:17 | LSU | Austin Razo misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:17 | LSU | Austin Razo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bragg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 04:47 | LSU | William Backstrom pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Bruce Huck is called for the reach on William Backstrom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Huck, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SG) Austin Razo | |
| 04:43 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Gary Koester grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Kurt Haugland is called for the reach on Gary Koester - foul #1 on Kurt Haugland, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG) Timothy Jewell | |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Gary Koester makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Gary Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Kurt Haugland is fouled on the floor by Bruce Huck - foul #2 on Bruce Huck, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:09 | LSU | Kurt Haugland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Gary Koester misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 03:41 | LSU | Timothy Mikels grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Robert Noonkester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jody Zalk (PG), David Simmons (SF), Daniel Trask (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Robert Durham, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Jewell (SF), John Murphy (PF), Saul Marquez (C) Timothy Mikels, Kurt Haugland, William Backstrom | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Saul Marquez steals it from Rolando Nguyen | 56-51 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Raymond Green misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Pearson (SG), Charles Broussard (PF) Kenneth Bragg, Daniel Trask | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Ney (SG) Robert Noonkester | |
| 02:52 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 02:52 | LSU | Raymond Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Jody Zalk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Broussard (fresh) C - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Jewell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Marquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jon Hall (SF), Daniel Trask (PF), Gary Koester (C) David Simmons, Charles Broussard, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noonkester (PG), Austin Razo (SF), William Backstrom (C) Raymond Green, Timothy Jewell, Saul Marquez | |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Gary Koester hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jody Zalk | 58-53 |
| 02:14 | LSU | Gary Ney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Daniel Trask grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Durham (PG), Kenneth Bragg (SG) Jody Zalk, Craig Pearson | |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (C) William Backstrom | |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | John Murphy steals the ball from Jon Hall | 58-53 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Gary Koester grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Jon Hall can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Murphy - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Saul Marquez (C) Kurt Haugland | |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Jon Hall misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Jon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | LSU | Robert Noonkester drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Kenneth Bragg - foul #4 on Kenneth Bragg, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 00:52 | LSU | Robert Noonkester misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Gary Koester snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Robert Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Robert Noonkester buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Gary Ney is called for the reach on Jon Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Ney, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Jon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Jon Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:17 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Murphy | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | LSU | Robert Noonkester hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Murphy | 60-60 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Austin Razo picks off the pass by Kenneth Bragg | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Noonkester hits the finger roll set up by Austin Razo | 60-62 |