| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fresh) SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) C - Ralph Howland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | Nicholas Moore steals it from Jonathan Piggott | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is hacked by Donald Howard - foul #1 on Donald Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Jonathan Piggott - foul #1 on Jonathan Piggott, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Bradley Ziegenbein takes the ball from Juan Martinez | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt is fouled on the floor by Ted Berry - foul #1 on Ted Berry, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ted Berry | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Dana Renteria steals it from Ted Berry | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jonathan Piggott | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Dana Renteria | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Nicholas Moore is called for the reach on Ted Berry - foul #1 on Nicholas Moore, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Moore | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Dana Renteria drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Moore and he's fouled by Ted Berry - foul #2 on Ted Berry, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Raymond Wright (SF) Ted Berry, Juan Martinez | |
| 17:19 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dana Renteria - foul #1 on Dana Renteria, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Kopp (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Nicholas Moore, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Baldwin | 10-4 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Richard Moses comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 16:37 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Timothy Lewis hits a jump hook from the baseline | 12-4 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Richard Moses comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-4 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Reichert | 12-4 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-4 |
| 16:03 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 15:49 | LSU | Douglas Papineau steps in front of the Timothy Lewis pass | 12-4 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) PF - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the finger roll | 12-6 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Reichert - foul #1 on Frank Reichert, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (SF), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Donald Howard, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| 15:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-6 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright tips it in | 14-8 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the lay-in | 14-8 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Martinez | 14-8 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Timothy Lewis is called for the reach on Raymond Wright - foul #1 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG) Raymond Wright | |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-8 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Juan Martinez - foul #1 on Juan Martinez, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard loses the dribble to Nicholas Moore | 16-8 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't finish the layup | 16-8 |
| 13:17 | LSU | Todd Pollard gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses the lay-in | 16-8 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the follow up shot | 18-8 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-8 |
| 12:47 | LSU | Nicholas Moore gets the rebound | 18-8 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Dana Renteria is hacked by Donald Howard - foul #2 on Donald Howard, team foul #7 | 18-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Donald Howard, Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| 12:43 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:43 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is hacked by Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (SF) Juan Martinez | |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 12:08 | LSU | Barry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 19-8 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Baine is called for the reach on Joseph Kopp - foul #1 on Joseph Baine, team foul #8 | 19-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Kopp makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:52 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert gets the rebound | 20-8 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Joseph Kopp is called for the reach on Raymond Wright - foul #2 on Joseph Kopp, team foul #5 | 20-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SG), Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Dana Renteria, Joseph Kopp, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) SG - Todd Pollard (fresh) SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (tiring) SG - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-8 |
| 11:11 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 20-8 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Timothy Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Piggott - foul #2 on Jonathan Piggott, team foul #9 | 20-8 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (SF), Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott, Douglas Papineau | |
| 10:58 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 21-8 |
| 10:58 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-8 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine tips it back up and in | 22-10 |
| 10:29 | LSU | Michael Carson knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Ziegenbein and he's fouled by Richard Moses - foul #1 on Richard Moses, team foul #10 | 24-10 |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Todd Pollard, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF) Joseph Baine | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Michael Carson makes the free throw | 25-10 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Richard Moses knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-13 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt slams it home on a great pass from Bradley Ziegenbein and the foul's on Frank Reichert - foul #2 on Frank Reichert, team foul #11 | 27-13 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Nicholas Moore, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| 09:46 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the free throw | 28-13 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-13 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland tips it home | 28-15 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Joseph Baine is called for the reach on Barry Baldwin - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #12 | 28-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Timothy Lewis (SF) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF) Joseph Baine | |
| 09:26 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 09:26 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Michael Meinhardt swats the layup by Ralph Howland | 30-15 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Timothy Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-15 |
| 09:01 | LSU | Timothy Lewis makes the fadeaway from the left side | 32-15 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is hacked by Timothy Lewis - foul #2 on Timothy Lewis, team foul #6 | 32-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SF), Charles Flynt (PF) Todd Pollard, Timothy Lewis, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (C) Ralph Howland | |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott is fouled on the floor by Charles Flynt - foul #1 on Charles Flynt, team foul #7 | 32-15 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Moore (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Jimmy Rockey, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 08:36 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the rebound | 32-15 |
| 08:25 | LSU | Douglas Papineau picks off the pass by Charles Flynt | 32-15 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 07:44 | LSU | Dana Renteria's pass is intercepted by Juan Martinez | 32-18 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Richard Moses banks in the layup set up by Juan Martinez | 32-20 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Jonathan Piggott swats the layup by Bradley Ziegenbein | 32-20 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Richard Moses pulls down the rebound | 32-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Carson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Renteria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Flynt (fresh) C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Nicholas Moore takes the ball from Raymond Wright | 32-20 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Nicholas Moore lays it up and in | 34-20 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Wright | 34-20 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Richard Moses loses the dribble to Bradley Ziegenbein | 34-20 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Dana Renteria is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dana Renteria, team foul #8 | 34-20 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SG), Michael Meinhardt (PF), Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Carson, Dana Renteria, Charles Flynt, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott, Douglas Papineau | |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Wright is blocked by Nicholas Moore | 34-20 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright tips it home | 34-22 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Barry Baldwin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jimmy Rockey | 36-22 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Juan Martinez, team foul #13 | 36-22 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG) Juan Martinez | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Frank Reichert - foul #3 on Frank Reichert, team foul #14 | 36-22 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG) Jimmy Rockey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| 05:18 | LSU | Nicholas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 05:18 | LSU | Nicholas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Howard | 37-25 |
| 04:50 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Barry Baldwin is blocked by Ralph Howland | 37-25 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Donald Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 37-25 |
| 04:43 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 04:23 | LSU | Donald Howard steals the ball from Barry Baldwin | 37-25 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Donald Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine buries a runner from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Barry Baldwin misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Moses - foul #2 on Richard Moses, team foul #15 | 37-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Rockey (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Joseph Kopp (SF), Timothy Lewis (PF) Michael Carson, Todd Pollard, Nicholas Moore, Michael Meinhardt | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Richard Moses, Raymond Wright, Ralph Howland | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Barry Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Donald Howard | 39-29 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Douglas Papineau swats the short shot by Barry Baldwin | 39-29 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the board | 39-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Jimmy Rockey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Kopp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. C - Barry Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Barry Baldwin - foul #1 on Barry Baldwin, team foul #9 | 39-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (PG), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Jimmy Rockey, Barry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Martinez (SF) Joseph Baine | |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Joseph Kopp misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Ted Berry drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 02:07 | LSU | Joseph Kopp snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 02:01 | LSU | Timothy Lewis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joseph Kopp | 41-33 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 01:41 | LSU | The rebound goes to Timothy Lewis | 41-33 |
| 01:23 | LSU | Timothy Lewis misses the dunk attempt | 41-33 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Carson - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Jimmy Rockey (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael Carson, Joseph Kopp, Timothy Lewis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (SF), Ralph Howland (C) Juan Martinez, Douglas Papineau | |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Dana Renteria is fouled on the floor by Donald Howard - foul #3 on Donald Howard, team foul #16 | 41-35 |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG) Donald Howard | |
| 00:59 | LSU | Dana Renteria misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Dana Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Baine | 42-37 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmy Rockey | 44-37 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 44-37 |