| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Tye (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Van Mercer inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alfredo Martin | 26-26 |
| 19:18 | LSU | James Clayton is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Martin - foul #3 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Rochon (SG), Donald Kantor (PF) John Ferrero, Joe Tye | |
| 19:00 | LSU | Ronald Rochon knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Van Mercer loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (SF) Steven Kinman | |
| 18:11 | LSU | Frank Laurel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Joe Tye (PF) Frank Laurel, Donald Kantor | |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 17:46 | LSU | James Clayton pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:30 | LSU | James Buchanan takes the ball from Steven Kinman | 26-28 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Van Mercer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 16:32 | LSU | Mathew Hall is called for the reach on Louis Borja - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Daniel Slama (PF), Jacob Dobson (C) James Buchanan, Alfredo Martin, Gabriel Bruno, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Frank Laurel (SF), Donald Kantor (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, Steven Kinman, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| 16:16 | LSU | Ronald Rochon loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG) Frank Laurel | |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Grant Kirkwood | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Dobson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Grant Kirkwood (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | John Ferrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), John Kimball (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Ronald Williams, Van Mercer, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Laurel (PF), Louis Borja (C) Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 14:55 | LSU | Frank Laurel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Louis Borja tips it home | 29-30 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno clanks a runner near the basket | 29-30 |
| 14:34 | LSU | Louis Borja snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 14:18 | LSU | James Buchanan is called for the reach on Frank Laurel - foul #3 on James Buchanan, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mathew Hall (C) Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Donald Kantor (PF) James Clayton, Frank Laurel | |
| 14:08 | LSU | Mathew Hall blocks the short jumper by Louis Borja | 29-30 |
| 14:06 | LSU | Steven Kinman can't tip it in | 29-30 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-30 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Buchanan and the foul's on Donald Kantor - foul #1 on Donald Kantor, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (SG), Van Mercer (SF) Alfredo Martin, John Kimball | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Frank Laurel (SF), Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) John Ferrero, Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor, Louis Borja | |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:01 | LSU | James Clayton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Grant Kirkwood blocks the short jumper by Ronald Williams | 32-30 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Daniel Slama (PF) James Buchanan, Ronald Williams, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Steven Kinman (SF), Donald Kantor (PF), Louis Borja (C) James Clayton, Frank Laurel, Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 11:50 | LSU | The rebound goes to Louis Borja | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | LSU | Louis Borja misses the easy layup | 32-30 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is hacked by Donald Kantor - foul #2 on Donald Kantor, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson (C) Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (PF) Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor | |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Van Mercer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 10:19 | LSU | Joe Tye misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 10:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Borja | 35-30 |
| 09:58 | LSU | Joe Tye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Alfredo Martin, Daniel Slama, Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Frank Laurel (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) John Ferrero, Joe Tye, Louis Borja | |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Grant Kirkwood is called for the reach on Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Louis Borja (C) Grant Kirkwood | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Buchanan | 37-30 |
| 08:56 | LSU | Ronald Rochon connects on the runner in the lane set up by Frank Laurel | 37-32 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas | Van Mercer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Louis Borja pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 08:24 | LSU | James Clayton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Louis Borja grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Louis Borja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-32 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Buchanan | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Laurel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Borja (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Van Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Van Mercer | 39-32 |
| 07:01 | LSU | James Clayton knocks in the shot from the left side | 39-34 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Van Mercer clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno tips it in | 41-34 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Louis Borja connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Laurel | 41-36 |
| 05:54 | Arkansas | Van Mercer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno tips it back up and in | 43-36 |
| 05:53 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (SG), John Kimball (SF), Jacob Dobson (C) Ronald Williams, Van Mercer, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | LSU | John Ferrero (SG), Joe Tye (PF), Grant Kirkwood (C) Steven Kinman, Frank Laurel, Louis Borja | |
| 05:34 | LSU | Ronald Rochon loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Grant Kirkwood - foul #2 on Grant Kirkwood, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) John Kimball | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 04:50 | LSU | John Ferrero loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Arkansas | Van Mercer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Buchanan | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | LSU | John Ferrero comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | James Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Clayton - foul #1 on James Clayton, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Daniel Slama (PF), Mathew Hall (C) James Buchanan, Gabriel Bruno, Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF), Louis Borja (C) Joe Tye, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 03:51 | LSU | Donald Kantor grabs the board | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ferrero (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Rochon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Kantor (fresh) 5 reb. C - Louis Borja (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | LSU | James Clayton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-36 |
| 03:33 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Kantor | 49-36 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon blows the layup but he's fouled by Van Mercer - foul #2 on Van Mercer, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Grant Kirkwood (C) James Clayton, Louis Borja | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 02:51 | LSU | Grant Kirkwood snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Ronald Rochon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Grant Kirkwood and the foul's on Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), John Kimball (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Alfredo Martin, Van Mercer, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | LSU | James Clayton (PG), Joe Tye (PF), Louis Borja (C) Steven Kinman, Donald Kantor, Grant Kirkwood | |
| 02:31 | LSU | Ronald Rochon makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (SG), Van Mercer (SF) Ronald Williams, John Kimball | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Van Mercer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Rochon - foul #2 on Ronald Rochon, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Kantor (PF) Joe Tye | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Mathew Hall swats the layup by Ronald Rochon | 51-41 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Van Mercer | 54-41 |
| 01:28 | LSU | Ronald Rochon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Louis Borja tips it in | 54-43 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is whistled for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Steven Kinman (SF), Joe Tye (PF) Ronald Rochon, Donald Kantor | |
| 00:45 | LSU | Steven Kinman is fouled on the floor by James Buchanan - foul #4 on James Buchanan, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | LSU | Steven Kinman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-43 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Van Mercer | 56-43 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Joe Tye hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Ferrero | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | James Buchanan runs out the clock | 56-45 |