| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael McCoy - foul #2 on Michael McCoy, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Keith Sharp | 31-28 |
| 18:26 | LSU | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kissell | 31-30 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Bradley Ater scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael McCoy | 33-30 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | John Kissell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Igor Zellmann | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Michael McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF) Igor Zellmann | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright is hacked by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Barry Baldwin (C) Robert Landry, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (PF) Andrew Gaspard | |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 16:12 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:10 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 36-33 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) PF - Juan Martinez (fresh) C - Andrew Abel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Michael Meinhardt swats the shot by Keith Sharp | 36-33 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Michael McCoy is fouled on the floor by Juan Martinez - foul #2 on Juan Martinez, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Bradley Ater (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG), Richard Moses (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Ralph Howland (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Juan Martinez, Andrew Abel | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ralph Howland | 36-35 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Landry - foul #4 on Robert Landry, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Michael McCoy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bradley Ater | 39-37 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Barry Baldwin is called for the reach on Igor Zellmann - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:15 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Bradley Ater pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:49 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein buries a shot in the paint | 41-37 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson travels with the ball | 41-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Andrew Abel (C) Justin Wilson, Richard Moses, Ralph Howland | |
| 13:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-37 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | John Kissell is hacked by Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Bradley Ater, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ater, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF), Juan Martinez (PF) Igor Zellmann, Andrew Gaspard | |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Todd Pollard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Raymond Wright | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Todd Pollard is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Juan Martinez (fresh) C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | John Kissell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Juan Martinez | 41-41 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Bradley Ater clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-41 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 41-41 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | John Kissell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 11:04 | LSU | Barry Baldwin gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Michael McCoy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Barry Baldwin | 44-41 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Michael McCoy steals the ball from Andrew Abel | 44-41 |
| 09:59 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Bradley Ater gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:39 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 09:37 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Bradley Ater is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wright - foul #1 on Raymond Wright, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG), Richard Moses (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Ralph Howland (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Juan Martinez, Andrew Abel | |
| 09:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt lays it up and in set up by Michael McCoy | 46-41 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Richard Moses tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Howland - foul #1 on Ralph Howland, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG) Michael McCoy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:22 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:35 | LSU | Todd Pollard is hacked by Ralph Howland - foul #2 on Ralph Howland, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Michael Carson (SG) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Andrew Abel (C) Justin Wilson, Richard Moses, Ralph Howland | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Igor Zellmann steps in front of the Michael Meinhardt pass | 47-43 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Igor Zellmann | 47-45 |
| 06:50 | LSU | Robert Landry loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF) Igor Zellmann | |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Kissell | 47-48 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Andrew Gaspard is called for the reach on Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Andrew Gaspard, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (PF) Andrew Gaspard | |
| 05:56 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 47-48 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 05:46 | LSU | Michael McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:26 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by Juan Martinez - foul #3 on Juan Martinez, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Ralph Howland (C) Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Andrew Abel | |
| 05:04 | LSU | The jump hook by Bradley Ziegenbein is blocked by Ralph Howland | 47-48 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Landry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Kissell - foul #3 on John Kissell, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (PG), Andrew Gaspard (PF) John Kissell, Juan Martinez | |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:40 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Justin Wilson | 49-50 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it home | 51-50 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #1 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ater (PF) Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (SG) Richard Moses | |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard tips it in | 51-53 |
| 03:06 | LSU | Todd Pollard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael McCoy, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Raymond Wright (SF), Andrew Abel (C) Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann, Ralph Howland | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Todd Pollard - foul #1 on Todd Pollard, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:35 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (SF) Raymond Wright | |
| 02:17 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael McCoy - foul #3 on Michael McCoy, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses the 3rd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard clanks a turnaround from close range | 51-56 |
| 01:40 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Keith Sharp - foul #2 on Keith Sharp, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Michael McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | John Kissell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Landry - foul #5 on Robert Landry, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG) Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | John Kissell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McCoy - foul #4 on Michael McCoy, team foul #11 | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:21 | LSU | Bradley Ater scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Carson | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (PF) Andrew Gaspard | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Bradley Ziegenbein is called for the reach on Andrew Abel - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #13 | 55-60 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard (PF) Juan Martinez | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Bradley Ater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Kissell | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | John Kissell runs out the clock | 55-62 |