| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett inbounds the ball | 24-16 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez tips it home | 26-16 |
| 19:11 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 26-18 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 26-18 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy tips it but misses | 26-18 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Christopher Thornton snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 18:22 | LSU | Walter Edmondson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Newhall | 26-20 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Newhall - foul #2 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 17:36 | LSU | Earnest Mateer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a runner from the right block | 28-20 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Andy Rose tips it but misses | 28-20 |
| 17:07 | LSU | Frank Pires grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Decker - foul #3 on Robert Decker, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Decker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:39 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 16:39 | LSU | Kenneth Newhall misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Walter Edmondson - foul #3 on Walter Edmondson, team foul #2 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Frank Bergsman (PF) Kenneth Newhall, Walter Edmondson, Earnest Mateer | |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 15:50 | LSU | Henry Smith drills a runner near the basket | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lukaszewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Henry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Thornton - foul #1 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG) Henry Smith | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 15:06 | LSU | Walter Edmondson drills a 3 from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 14:18 | LSU | Frank Bergsman knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Thornton | 34-27 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Decker | 36-27 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Frank Pires connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Edmondson and the foul's on Scott Hogsett - foul #2 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (SF), William Kennedy (C) Scott Hogsett, George Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Nicolas Rhoads (SG), Henry Smith (SF), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Walter Edmondson, Christopher Thornton, Frank Bergsman | |
| 13:26 | LSU | Frank Pires makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez blows the layup | 36-30 |
| 13:00 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 36-30 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Robert Decker is called for the reach on Nicolas Rhoads - foul #4 on Robert Decker, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG) Robert Decker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:10 | LSU | Henry Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 12:09 | LSU | Frank Pires pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Earnest Mateer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Smith | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Waller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Newhall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Rhoads (fresh) SF - Henry Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Earnest Mateer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Pires (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Frank Pires steals the ball from William Kennedy | 36-32 |
| 10:55 | LSU | Henry Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Andy Rose clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is fouled on the floor by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF) Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Bergsman (C) Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith, Frank Pires | |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | Willie Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 09:25 | LSU | Christopher Thornton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Richard Waller pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | William Kennedy is denied on a layup by Earnest Mateer | 39-32 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Willie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 08:44 | LSU | The rebound goes to Christopher Thornton | 39-32 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Walter Edmondson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-32 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Earnest Mateer pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 07:51 | LSU | William Kennedy is called for the reach on Christopher Thornton - foul #3 on William Kennedy, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Juan Lopez (PF), George Lukaszewski (C) Willie Brown, Richard Waller, William Kennedy | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG), Frank Pires (C) Kenneth Newhall, Earnest Mateer | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Walter Edmondson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-32 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Lopez (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - George Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Frank Pires gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 06:28 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-32 |
| 06:27 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 06:08 | LSU | Walter Edmondson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas | Andy Rose grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Christopher Thornton - foul #2 on Christopher Thornton, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (PG), William Kennedy (C) Andy Rose, George Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Henry Smith (SG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Walter Edmondson, Frank Bergsman | |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Robert Decker makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Frank Pires grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 05:37 | LSU | Christopher Thornton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Henry Smith | 40-34 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Willie Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 05:15 | LSU | Frank Pires gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 04:55 | LSU | Frank Pires is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Waller (SF) Scott Hogsett | |
| Subs | LSU | Nicolas Rhoads (SG) Christopher Thornton | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez's fadeaway is rejected by Earnest Mateer | 40-34 |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG) Willie Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Edmondson (SG), Christopher Thornton (SF), Frank Bergsman (C) Nicolas Rhoads, Henry Smith, Frank Pires | |
| 03:59 | LSU | Earnest Mateer hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Newhall | 40-36 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | William Kennedy clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Bergsman - foul #1 on Frank Bergsman, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (SF) Richard Waller | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 03:10 | LSU | Earnest Mateer is hacked by Juan Lopez - foul #1 on Juan Lopez, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Pires (C) Earnest Mateer | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - George Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) SG - Walter Edmondson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thornton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frank Bergsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Pires (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | LSU | Frank Bergsman knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Thornton out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Juan Lopez - foul #2 on Juan Lopez, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| 02:47 | LSU | Frank Bergsman makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-39 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Christopher Thornton grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 02:17 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) George Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Newhall (PG), Earnest Mateer (PF) Joseph Anderson, Frank Bergsman | |
| 02:00 | LSU | Earnest Mateer makes the wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Walter Edmondson | 42-41 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 01:29 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Pires | 42-41 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Christopher Thornton is hacked by Scott Hogsett - foul #3 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Christopher Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Newhall - foul #3 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:25 | LSU | William Kennedy is called for the reach on Frank Pires - foul #4 on William Kennedy, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Frank Pires misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on Scott Hogsett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Walter Edmondson is fouled on the floor by William Kennedy - foul #5 on William Kennedy, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (C) William Kennedy | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Walter Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Kenneth Newhall is called for the reach on George Lukaszewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenneth Newhall, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Anderson (PG) Kenneth Newhall | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:08 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| 00:03 | LSU | Christopher Thornton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Robert Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Robert Decker runs out the clock | 48-45 |