| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathan Cochran (fresh) SG - Keith Bradley (fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - Jeffery Threatt (fresh) C - John Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) SG - Harry Adams (fresh) SF - Adam Blacker (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) C - Manuel Lower (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Manuel Lower is alone and throws it down set up by Adam Blacker | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #1 on Manuel Lower, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Harry Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | LSU | Manuel Lower pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | LSU | Harry Adams drills a runner in the paint | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | John Miller misses long on a jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Gibbons - foul #1 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Adam Blacker can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frank Gibbons - foul #2 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sipes (SF) Frank Gibbons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:29 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is hacked by Edwin Murphy during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Edwin Murphy, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | John Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to John Miller | 4-6 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Sipes | 7-6 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Edwin Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Harry Adams hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dement - foul #1 on Andrew Dement, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Matthew Clever (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, Jeffery Threatt, John Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Noland (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF), Genaro Greco (C) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement, Manuel Lower | |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Harry Adams picks off the pass by Earl Bouffard | 7-8 |
| 16:28 | LSU | Robert Noland misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:26 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Adams | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | LSU | Jess Collison is called for the reach on Harry Adams - foul #1 on Jess Collison, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (PF) John Sipes | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 15:50 | LSU | Matthew Clever picks off the pass by Christopher Lord | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Earl Bouffard (fresh) SG - Jess Collison (fresh) SF - Matthew Clever (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) C - David Mattson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Christopher Lord (fresh) SG - Harry Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Noland (fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:23 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | LSU | Harry Adams hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Predrag Ziemann | 7-11 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:56 | LSU | The rebound goes to Predrag Ziemann | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Christopher Lord is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Lord, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), John Sipes (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF), John Miller (C) Earl Bouffard, Jess Collison, Matthew Clever, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Adam Blacker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Christopher Lord, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann, Genaro Greco | |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Cochran | 9-11 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Manuel Lower drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Jeffery Threatt - foul #1 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 14:21 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | John Miller misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 9-14 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Harry Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Cochran - foul #1 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Manuel Lower makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Murphy | 11-16 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Adam Blacker snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Manuel Lower's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Threatt in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | John Sipes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 13:02 | LSU | Andrew Dement snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 12:45 | LSU | Adam Blacker drills a jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Dement | 11-18 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is hacked by Manuel Lower - foul #2 on Manuel Lower, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Matthew Clever (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, John Sipes, Jeffery Threatt, John Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (SG), Robert Noland (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF), Genaro Greco (C) Harry Adams, Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement, Manuel Lower | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Robert Noland gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | David Mattson grabs the board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Earl Bouffard (fresh) SG - Jess Collison (fresh) SF - Matthew Clever (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) C - David Mattson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Lord (fresh) SF - Robert Noland (fresh) PF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) C - Genaro Greco (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Edwin Murphy steals the ball from Earl Bouffard in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 11:40 | LSU | Robert Noland can't finish the layup | 11-18 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | David Mattson grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever gets the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | David Mattson hits a jump hook in the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Christopher Lord misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams loses the dribble to Christopher Lord | 13-18 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Edwin Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Lord | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Matthew Clever is hacked by Robert Noland - foul #1 on Robert Noland, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), John Sipes (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF), John Miller (C) Earl Bouffard, Jess Collison, Matthew Clever, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| Subs | LSU | Harry Adams (SG), Adam Blacker (SF), Andrew Dement (PF) Christopher Lord, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| 09:22 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeffery Threatt, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matthew Clever (PF) Jeffery Threatt | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Edwin Murphy connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-22 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | John Miller is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 08:38 | LSU | Andrew Dement grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 08:18 | LSU | John Miller blocks the short jumper by Adam Blacker | 13-22 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | John Sipes clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #1 on Adam Blacker, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Noland (PG) Edwin Murphy | |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | John Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | John Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Harry Adams misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Mattson - foul #1 on David Mattson, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), Daniel Flaherty (SF) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, John Sipes | |
| Subs | LSU | Predrag Ziemann (SF) Adam Blacker | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:33 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Earl Bouffard (fresh) SG - Jess Collison (fresh) SF - Daniel Flaherty (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) C - David Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Noland (fresh) SG - Harry Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 2 reb. C - Genaro Greco (tiring) | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | David Mattson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Predrag Ziemann - foul #1 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG) Andrew Dement | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | David Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | David Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Harry Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | David Mattson snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jess Collison | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Daniel Williams blocks the short jumper by Harry Adams | 18-24 |
| 06:29 | LSU | Robert Noland snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Daniel Flaherty is called for the reach on Robert Noland - foul #1 on Daniel Flaherty, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG), Keith Bradley (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), John Miller (C) Earl Bouffard, Jess Collison, Daniel Flaherty, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Adam Blacker (SF) Christopher Lord | |
| 06:21 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Robert Noland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | John Miller connects on the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Genaro Greco - foul #1 on Genaro Greco, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matthew Clever (PF) David Mattson | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Andrew Dement (PF) Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | John Miller makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:00 | LSU | Christopher Lord throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Gibbons | 24-26 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Adam Blacker banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 24-28 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | John Miller knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 26-28 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Andrew Dement hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Frank Gibbons | 26-28 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Keith Bradley knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Nathan Cochran | 28-28 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Keith Bradley is called for the reach on Adam Blacker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Bradley, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Jess Collison (SG), John Sipes (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Keith Bradley, Frank Gibbons, Matthew Clever, John Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG), Robert Noland (SG), Predrag Ziemann (PF) Christopher Lord, Harry Adams, Andrew Dement | |
| 04:36 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Adam Blacker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 04:18 | LSU | Genaro Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 28-32 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Genaro Greco is called for the reach on Earl Bouffard - foul #2 on Genaro Greco, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt (PF) Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Andrew Dement (PF), Manuel Lower (C) Adam Blacker, Genaro Greco | |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Edwin Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Jess Collison - foul #2 on Jess Collison, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG) Earl Bouffard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:37 | LSU | Edwin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Nathan Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Collison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sipes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Threatt (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Noland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Predrag Ziemann (fresh) PF - Andrew Dement (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Lower (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | Manuel Lower swats the shot by Jess Collison | 30-34 |
| 03:07 | LSU | Manuel Lower pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Manuel Lower connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Dement | 30-36 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Jess Collison misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Predrag Ziemann - foul #2 on Predrag Ziemann, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Nathan Cochran, John Sipes, David Mattson | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Harry Adams (SG), Adam Blacker (SF) Edwin Murphy, Robert Noland, Predrag Ziemann | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Jess Collison makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Jess Collison makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Andrew Dement misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 02:24 | LSU | Christopher Lord tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jess Collison | 32-36 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Gibbons | 34-36 |
| 02:15 | LSU | Jeffery Threatt picks off the pass by Christopher Lord in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Blacker - foul #2 on Adam Blacker, team foul #12 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Bradley (SG), John Miller (C) Jess Collison, Jeffery Threatt | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Murphy (PG) Christopher Lord | |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Harry Adams is hacked by Daniel Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Williams, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (PG) Earl Bouffard | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 01:49 | LSU | Harry Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:49 | LSU | Harry Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Dement - foul #2 on Andrew Dement, team foul #13 | 35-37 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Harry Adams gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:18 | LSU | Nathan Cochran steps in front of the Edwin Murphy pass in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | John Miller knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 38-37 |
| 00:45 | LSU | Harry Adams misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Daniel Williams gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Harry Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Adam Blacker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (PG), John Sipes (SF), Jeffery Threatt (PF), David Mattson (C) Nathan Cochran, Frank Gibbons, Daniel Williams, John Miller | |
| Subs | LSU | Christopher Lord (PG), Robert Noland (SF), Predrag Ziemann (PF) Edwin Murphy, Adam Blacker, Andrew Dement | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | David Mattson is whistled for a carry | 38-37 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Christopher Lord hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Adams | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Jeffery Threatt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Harry Adams misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-40 |