| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 19:14 | LSU | Sean Price steals the ball from Anthony Difranco | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to William Jerry | 28-26 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-26 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Michael Meaux can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-26 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 28-26 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Ismael Short drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Jerry and he's hacked by Roger Neu - foul #2 on Roger Neu, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Ismael Short misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meaux | 28-28 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Clift, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | William Jerry makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Ryan and he's hacked by Anthony Difranco - foul #1 on Anthony Difranco, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | William Jerry misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:48 | LSU | Michael Meaux is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Jason Newman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Jason Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:56 | Arkansas | Anthony Difranco steals it from Albert Ryan | 28-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ismael Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Anthony Difranco buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Santiago Jimenez | 30-30 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | William Jerry's pass is intercepted by Anthony Difranco | 30-30 |
| 14:49 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 14:48 | LSU | Michael Meaux grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:28 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roger Neu | 32-30 |
| 14:11 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Roger Neu grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Anthony Difranco clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Roger Neu takes the ball from Ismael Short | 32-30 |
| 13:00 | LSU | Kenneth Clift hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Albert Ryan | 32-30 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Anthony Difranco blocks the short jumper by Ismael Short | 32-30 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Jason Newman tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 12:23 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Ismael Short hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | William Jerry gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | William Jerry is hacked by Santiago Jimenez - foul #3 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Nolan (SG), Dustin Stedman (SF), Clifford Haddix (PF) Ismael Short, Albert Ryan, Sean Price | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) C - Michael Frye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Jerry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Stedman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Haddix (fresh) C - Jason Newman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Jason Newman clanks a jump hook in the paint | 35-32 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 11:10 | LSU | Roger Neu connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Frye | 38-32 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Dustin Stedman loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Cameron Smith (SG) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:34 | LSU | Thomas Munguia knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | William Jerry drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Stedman | 41-34 |
| 10:01 | LSU | Thomas Munguia connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cameron Smith | 43-34 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | William Jerry is hacked by Michael Frye - foul #2 on Michael Frye, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Roger Neu (SG) Swietomierz Zemon, Santiago Jimenez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Ryan (SF), Herbert Reny (C) William Jerry, Jason Newman | |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Stedman | 43-37 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Kenneth Clift scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Cameron Smith | 46-37 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | William Nolan misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-37 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Dustin Stedman tips it in | 46-39 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Kenneth Clift loses the dribble to Albert Ryan | 46-39 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Michael Frye steals it from Albert Ryan | 46-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cameron Smith (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Frye (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Stedman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Haddix (fresh) C - Herbert Reny (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Roger Neu double dribbles | 46-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (PG), Santiago Jimenez (SF), Michael Meaux (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Kenneth Clift, Roger Neu, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Ismael Short (SG), Sean Price (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Nolan, Dustin Stedman, Albert Ryan, Herbert Reny | |
| 06:54 | Arkansas | Ismael Short clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 06:53 | LSU | The rebound goes to Santiago Jimenez | 46-39 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 06:24 | LSU | Michael Meaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Cameron Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Swietomierz Zemon | 48-39 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Jason Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Clift (PG), Roger Neu (SG) Swietomierz Zemon, Cameron Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Nolan (SG), Albert Ryan (SF) William Jerry, Clifford Haddix | |
| 05:25 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Ismael Short snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Jason Newman makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Nolan | 48-41 |
| 04:36 | LSU | Kenneth Clift can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Michael Meaux tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 04:19 | LSU | Michael Meaux gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 04:12 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | William Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Ismael Short is hacked by Santiago Jimenez - foul #4 on Santiago Jimenez, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | Jason Newman clanks a turnaround near the basket | 50-41 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Anthony Difranco grabs the board | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:41 | LSU | Kenneth Clift loses the dribble to William Nolan in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Ismael Short banks in the layup on a great pass from William Nolan | 50-43 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Clift (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Neu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santiago Jimenez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Meaux (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Anthony Difranco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ismael Short (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Newman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | LSU | Michael Meaux is fouled on the floor by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF), Michael Frye (C) Michael Meaux, Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Jerry (PG), Dustin Stedman (SF), Clifford Haddix (PF), Herbert Reny (C) Ismael Short, Albert Ryan, Sean Price, Jason Newman | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Clift misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Reny - foul #2 on Herbert Reny, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Swietomierz Zemon (SG) Roger Neu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Kenneth Clift makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (SG), Michael Meaux (PF), Anthony Difranco (C) Swietomierz Zemon, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ismael Short (SG), Albert Ryan (SF), Sean Price (PF), Jason Newman (C) William Nolan, Dustin Stedman, Clifford Haddix, Herbert Reny | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Ismael Short hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Jerry | 52-45 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Anthony Difranco misses the shot from close range | 52-45 |
| 02:08 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 01:47 | LSU | William Jerry steals it from Anthony Difranco | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Sean Price knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Ismael Short | 52-47 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:53 | LSU | Michael Meaux makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | William Jerry tips it home | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Kenneth Clift is fouled in the backcourt by William Jerry - foul #1 on William Jerry, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Moses (PF) Michael Meaux | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:41 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by Sean Price - foul #3 on Sean Price, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Albert Ryan is called for the reach on Santiago Jimenez - foul #2 on Albert Ryan, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by Jason Newman - foul #4 on Jason Newman, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:37 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Ismael Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 00:29 | LSU | Anthony Difranco pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Anthony Difranco is hacked by Ismael Short in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ismael Short, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Anthony Difranco makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Anthony Difranco makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Ismael Short connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Price | 58-52 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez is hacked by William Jerry in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jerry, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF) Anthony Difranco | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:19 | LSU | Santiago Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Sean Price gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ismael Short clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 00:12 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Munguia | 58-52 |
| 00:12 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF) Santiago Jimenez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:10 | LSU | Cameron Smith is hacked by William Jerry in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Jerry, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Cameron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Cameron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:10 | LSU | Thomas Munguia grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Thomas Munguia is fouled on the floor by Sean Price - foul #4 on Sean Price, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Santiago Jimenez (SF) Cameron Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:08 | LSU | Thomas Munguia misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Thomas Munguia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Ismael Short hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Jerry | 60-55 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by William Jerry in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Jerry, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Cameron Smith (SF) Santiago Jimenez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:02 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Albert Ryan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 62-55 |