| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rhett Schlueter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Mooney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #3 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-24 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Raymond Isom pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Early | 31-24 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Isom steps in front of the Kenneth Williams pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 31-24 |
| 17:52 | LSU | John Early loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alfred Madden | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | LSU | John Early misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Johnson - foul #3 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Peter Gadomski (SF) Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:03 | LSU | John Early misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | LSU | John Early makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Joseph Geise steps in front of the Alfred Madden pass | 32-27 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Peter Gadomski blows the layup | 32-27 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from close range set up by Joshua Johnson | 32-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rhett Schlueter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Raymond Isom hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Knudson | 34-29 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mooney | 34-32 |
| 15:10 | LSU | Peter Gadomski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:09 | LSU | John Early snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Raymond Isom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Peter Gadomski, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Davidson (SG), Vernon Chou (SF), Nathan Terry (PF), Trent Calvert (C) Joshua Johnson, Alfred Madden, Rhett Schlueter, Michael Mooney | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Jacob Loar grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Jacob Loar is fouled on the floor by Alex Davidson - foul #1 on Alex Davidson, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 13:50 | LSU | Trent Calvert steals the ball from Jacob Loar | 34-32 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael McDermott - foul #2 on Michael McDermott, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Johnson (SG) Kenneth Williams | |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:13 | LSU | Aaron Griffith misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 13:11 | LSU | Johnny Wall gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:57 | LSU | James Poythress's pass is intercepted by Joshua Johnson | 34-34 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson lays it in set up by Joshua Johnson | 34-36 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Jacob Loar clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Johnson - foul #4 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfred Madden (SF), Rhett Schlueter (PF), Michael Mooney (C) Joshua Johnson, Nathan Terry, Trent Calvert | |
| 12:32 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Jacob Loar misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (SG), Peter Gadomski (SF) Jacob Loar, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:38 | LSU | Peter Gadomski connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Knudson | 36-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Early (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Chou (fresh) SF - Alfred Madden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rhett Schlueter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mooney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Peter Gadomski - foul #1 on Peter Gadomski, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG) Alex Davidson, Vernon Chou | |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:23 | LSU | James Knudson is hacked by Joshua Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Davidson (SG) Joshua Johnson | |
| 11:07 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Rhett Schlueter - foul #2 on Rhett Schlueter, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:07 | LSU | Raymond Isom misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-38 |
| 10:44 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Peter Gadomski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 10:36 | LSU | John Early hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Williams | 38-41 |
| 10:15 | LSU | Peter Gadomski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Knudson | 41-41 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:24 | LSU | John Early scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Knudson | 43-41 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alex Davidson | 43-43 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Alfred Madden takes the ball from Raymond Isom | 43-43 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses the dunk | 43-43 |
| 08:42 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:37 | LSU | The jump hook by John Early is blocked by Rhett Schlueter | 43-43 |
| 08:35 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Geise | 43-43 |
| 08:22 | LSU | John Early clanks a shot from close range | 43-43 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Isom | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | LSU | Joseph Geise gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:44 | LSU | John Early hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Knudson | 45-43 |
| 07:20 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Knudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Early (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Gadomski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Isom (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alex Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Madden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rhett Schlueter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mooney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | LSU | Rhett Schlueter blocks the short jumper by Raymond Isom | 45-43 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney is hacked by Joseph Geise - foul #3 on Joseph Geise, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Aaron Griffith (PG), Jacob Loar (SG), Johnny Wall (SF), James Poythress (PF), Michael McDermott (C) James Knudson, John Early, Peter Gadomski, Raymond Isom, Joseph Geise | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vernon Chou (SG), Nathan Terry (PF), Trent Calvert (C) Alex Davidson, Rhett Schlueter, Michael Mooney | |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry makes the wide open shot near the basket | 45-45 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Jacob Loar buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael McDermott | 48-45 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 05:21 | LSU | James Poythress pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:00 | LSU | James Poythress hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou tips it but misses | 48-45 |
| 04:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael McDermott | 48-45 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Jacob Loar scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Griffith | 51-45 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jacob Loar - foul #2 on Jacob Loar, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | LSU | John Early (PG), Raymond Isom (PF), Joseph Geise (C) Aaron Griffith, James Poythress, Michael McDermott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mooney (SF) Alfred Madden | |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Johnny Wall knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Early | 53-47 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Johnny Wall steals it from Trent Calvert | 53-47 |
| 03:19 | LSU | Jacob Loar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Trent Calvert snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - John Early (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Loar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Isom (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Geise (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Chou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Mooney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Terry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Trent Calvert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Early - foul #2 on John Early, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | LSU | James Knudson (PG), Peter Gadomski (SF) Jacob Loar, Johnny Wall | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Davidson (SG), Alfred Madden (SF), Rhett Schlueter (PF) Vernon Chou, Nathan Terry, Trent Calvert | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | LSU | Joseph Geise misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Williams - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Johnny Wall (SF) Peter Gadomski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Raymond Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Williams and he's fouled by Raymond Isom - foul #2 on Raymond Isom, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Raymond Isom grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Raymond Isom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 00:43 | LSU | Joseph Geise pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Raymond Isom clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-54 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joseph Geise grabs the board | 55-54 |