| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) PF - Michael Palm (fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) C - Roger Charles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Simmons 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Michael Palm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Roger Charles connects on the open fadeaway near the basket set up by Don Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Don Williams takes the ball from Harry Knudson | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | LSU | Roger Charles knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Michael Palm clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Michael Palm makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | David Simmons snags the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Mike Johnson is called for the reach on David Simmons - foul #2 on Mike Johnson, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (SG), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Mike Johnson | |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Roger Charles swats the dunk try by Randall James | 1-4 |
| 17:28 | LSU | The rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 1-4 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Cassell | 1-6 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Randall James drills a floater in the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Harry Knudson is called for the reach on Wendell Roy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Knudson, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Russell Henderson (SF), Michael Palm (PF) Edwin Mason, Harry Knudson, Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG), Glenn Manning (SF) Wendell Roy, Edwin Cassell | |
| 16:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Palm - foul #1 on Michael Palm, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG) Don Williams | |
| 16:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses badly on a jumper from close range | 3-8 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Michael Palm tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Roger Charles blows the layup but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), David Simmons (C) Ben Robinson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:07 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Michael Palm gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | David Simmons tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Gilbert (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) PF - Michael Palm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:26 | LSU | Michael Palm swats the short shot by Roger Charles | 7-9 |
| 15:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Lamb | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Stephen Updike can't connect on a runner in the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:11 | LSU | Roger Charles can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Palm | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Manning - foul #1 on Glenn Manning, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Randall James (PF) Anthony Gilbert, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Michael White (C) George Guy, Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb, Roger Charles | |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Michael White is whistled for a carry | 9-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), John Lewis (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Russell Henderson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | LSU | Wendell Roy blows the dunk | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Randall James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF), Roger Charles (C) Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| 13:44 | LSU | Don Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 11-12 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Randall James misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Lamb - foul #1 on Patrick Lamb, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), David Simmons (C) Ben Robinson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | LSU | Wendell Roy is fouled on the floor by Randall James - foul #1 on Randall James, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Palm (PF) Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| 13:14 | LSU | Don Williams loses the dribble to Jeffery Lacasse | 13-12 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | LSU | Edwin Mason steals it from Stephen Updike in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason lays it up and in | 15-12 |
| 12:46 | LSU | Stephen Updike is fouled on the floor by Harry Knudson - foul #2 on Harry Knudson, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Russell Henderson (SF), David Ung (C) Edwin Mason, Harry Knudson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Michael White (PF) Don Williams, Patrick Lamb | |
| 12:33 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Guy | 15-14 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:08 | LSU | George Guy grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 12:02 | LSU | Stephen Updike drills a floater in the paint set up by Roger Charles | 15-16 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Michael Palm - foul #2 on Michael Palm, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Ben Robinson (SG), Randall James (PF), David Simmons (C) Anthony Gilbert, Jeffery Lacasse, Michael Palm, David Ung | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Glenn Manning (PF) George Guy, Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Robinson (fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall James (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Updike (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glenn Manning (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | LSU | Stephen Updike connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Wendell Roy | 15-18 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Randall James clanks a floater from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:03 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Ben Robinson is called for the reach on Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Ben Robinson, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Ung (PF), John Lewis (C) Randall James, David Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Wendell Roy | |
| 10:54 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | David Ung misses the lay-in | 15-20 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | A charge is called on John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), Joesph Swanson (SG), Randall James (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Ben Robinson, David Ung, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Roger Charles (C) Don Williams, Stephen Updike, Michael White | |
| 10:01 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-20 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Randall James | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Roger Charles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:41 | Arkansas | Joesph Swanson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joesph Swanson, team foul #9 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), David Ung (PF) Anthony Gilbert, Joesph Swanson, Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Michael White (PF) Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning, Patrick Lamb | |
| 08:30 | LSU | Don Williams can't connect on a runner in the paint | 15-20 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | David Ung grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Michael White snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:04 | LSU | Roger Charles misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 15-20 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | David Ung pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Don Williams steals the ball from Edwin Mason in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 07:57 | LSU | George Guy lays it up and in on a great pass from Don Williams | 15-22 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-22 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ung (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Simmons (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Roger Charles is hacked by David Ung in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Ung, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (SG), Randall James (PF) Jeffery Lacasse, David Ung | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Decarlo (PG), Stephen Updike (SG) Don Williams, George Guy | |
| 07:24 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:24 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 15-24 |
| 06:59 | LSU | Edwin Cassell grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 06:40 | LSU | Robert Decarlo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 06:38 | LSU | Robert Decarlo tips it in | 15-26 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ben Robinson and he's hacked by Robert Decarlo - foul #1 on Robert Decarlo, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SF), Michael Palm (PF) Russell Henderson, Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) Robert Decarlo, Edwin Cassell, Michael White | |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is fouled in the backcourt by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #11 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 18-26 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wendell Roy - foul #1 on Wendell Roy, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG) Ben Robinson | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF) Stephen Updike | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Michael Palm makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Patrick Lamb pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Roger Charles comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:47 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Glenn Manning - foul #2 on Glenn Manning, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Anthony Gilbert is called for the reach on Glenn Manning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Gilbert, team foul #13 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Ung (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:21 | LSU | Glenn Manning misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Glenn Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson is denied on a layup by Roger Charles | 21-29 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse is fouled on the floor by Glenn Manning - foul #3 on Glenn Manning, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Randall James (C) Anthony Gilbert, David Ung | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Michael White (C) Don Williams, Wendell Roy, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:33 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Jeffery Lacasse picks off the pass by George Guy in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Lacasse | 23-29 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 23-29 |
| 04:12 | LSU | George Guy pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:07 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses short on a runner from the left block | 23-29 |
| 04:06 | LSU | Michael White tips it in | 23-31 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 03:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to George Guy | 23-31 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike is hacked by Jeffery Lacasse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Lacasse, team foul #14 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (SG), John Lewis (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Michael Palm hits the follow up shot | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ben Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Edwin Cassell connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Stephen Updike | 25-35 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:53 | LSU | George Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:40 | LSU | Michael Palm is called for the reach on George Guy - foul #3 on Michael Palm, team foul #15 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert (PG), David Ung (PF) Edwin Mason, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Roger Charles (C) Stephen Updike, Michael White | |
| 02:40 | LSU | George Guy misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:40 | LSU | George Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | David Ung snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Edwin Cassell picks off the pass by Harry Knudson | 25-35 |
| 02:06 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-35 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Patrick Lamb takes the ball from Harry Knudson | 25-35 |
| 01:17 | LSU | Roger Charles hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wendell Roy | 25-37 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Anthony Gilbert hits a jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 00:53 | LSU | George Guy is hacked by Anthony Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Gilbert, team foul #16 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Joesph Swanson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF), David Simmons (C) Anthony Gilbert, Ben Robinson, Harry Knudson, David Ung, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Michael White (PF) Wendell Roy, Patrick Lamb | |
| 00:53 | LSU | George Guy makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:53 | LSU | George Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 27-38 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Charles - foul #1 on Roger Charles, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG) Joesph Swanson | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) George Guy | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Roger Charles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Don Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |