| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) PF - Michael Palm (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Palm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Edwin Cassell steps in front of the Jeffery Lacasse pass | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | LSU | Mike Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Cassell | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Minor | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | LSU | Patrick Lamb tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Stephen Updike tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Gary Koester's layup is rejected by Jared Cameron | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Edwin Cassell snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | LSU | Stephen Updike is fouled on the floor by Michael Minor - foul #1 on Michael Minor, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the turnaround from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Gary Koester tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | LSU | Mike Johnson is fouled on the floor by Russell Henderson - foul #1 on Russell Henderson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Harry Knudson (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Michael Minor, Jeffery Lacasse, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), William Backstrom (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb, Jared Cameron | |
| 16:37 | LSU | Glenn Manning comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | LSU | Michael White tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Michael White comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG) William Backstrom | |
| 15:59 | LSU | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Robinson (fresh) SG - Harry Knudson (fresh) SF - Raymond Adams (fresh) PF - Randall James (fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) SF - Wendell Roy (fresh) PF - Kurt Haugland (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson drills a jump hook in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | LSU | Wendell Roy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Haugland | 6-10 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Glenn Manning | 6-10 |
| 14:50 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits a floater from the right side set up by Edwin Cassell | 6-12 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Randall James misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 6-12 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | John Lewis tips it back up and in | 8-12 |
| 14:22 | LSU | Ben Robinson steps in front of the Edwin Cassell pass in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Randall James lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ben Robinson | 10-12 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Wendell Roy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 10-12 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Randall James grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), Gary Koester (C) Ben Robinson, Harry Knudson, Raymond Adams, Randall James, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Estes (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Edwin Cassell, Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Gary Koester is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Daniel Estes is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Minor - foul #2 on Michael Minor, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Pearson (PG) Michael Minor | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:51 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 10-12 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Craig Pearson | 10-12 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 10-12 |
| 12:22 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | LSU | Mike Johnson hits a jumper from the right side | 10-14 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-14 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Craig Pearson (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Daniel Estes (fresh) SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | LSU | Patrick Lamb is hacked by Craig Pearson - foul #1 on Craig Pearson, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SG), Rolando Nguyen (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Glenn Manning (SG), Wendell Roy (SF), Michael White (PF) Daniel Estes, Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| 11:13 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Manning | 10-16 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | The jumper by Russell Henderson is denied by Jared Cameron | 10-16 |
| 10:50 | LSU | Wendell Roy snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:46 | LSU | Glenn Manning is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Pearson - foul #2 on Craig Pearson, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG) Craig Pearson | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Jared Cameron | |
| 10:33 | LSU | Edwin Cassell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Manning | 10-19 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 10:23 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:05 | LSU | Edwin Cassell buries a 3 from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-22 |
| 09:34 | LSU | Wendell Roy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Harry Knudson, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Estes (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Edwin Cassell, Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Patrick Lamb | |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse blows the dunk | 12-22 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:13 | LSU | Stephen Updike is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Johnson | 12-24 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Adams | 14-24 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by Kurt Haugland | 14-26 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Randall James misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gary Koester (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Patrick Lamb (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Daniel Estes, Kurt Haugland, Michael White | |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Randall James misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Gary Koester gets the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-26 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Stephen Updike throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Rolando Nguyen (PF) Jeffery Lacasse, Raymond Adams, Randall James | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Patrick Lamb steals it from Harry Knudson | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Gary Koester grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Rolando Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 15-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Palm (PF), John Lewis (C) Russell Henderson, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Wendell Roy (SF) Stephen Updike, Mike Johnson | |
| 06:52 | LSU | John Lewis is called for the reach on Patrick Lamb - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Patrick Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Palm | 15-26 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Michael Palm comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-26 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Glenn Manning snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Patrick Lamb knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Michael Palm - foul #1 on Michael Palm, team foul #8 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Gary Koester (C) Ben Robinson, Harry Knudson, Russell Henderson, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Kurt Haugland (SF), Michael White (C) Edwin Cassell, Jared Cameron | |
| 06:14 | LSU | Patrick Lamb makes the free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Michael Palm clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-29 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Patrick Lamb grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 05:44 | LSU | Wendell Roy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Wendell Roy, team foul #3 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Randall James (PF) Michael Palm | |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG) Patrick Lamb | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Randall James comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 15-29 |
| 05:21 | LSU | Kurt Haugland grabs the board | 15-29 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Michael White is denied on a layup by Randall James | 15-29 |
| 05:00 | LSU | Michael White tips it but misses | 15-29 |
| 04:59 | LSU | Michael White pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Randall James - foul #1 on Randall James, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Knudson (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Raymond Adams, Randall James, Gary Koester | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Mike Johnson (SF), Jared Cameron (C) Glenn Manning, William Backstrom, Wendell Roy, Kurt Haugland | |
| 04:34 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #4 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Patrick Lamb (PF) Michael White | |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:08 | LSU | Patrick Lamb snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 03:52 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 03:27 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Minor | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Knudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rolando Nguyen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | LSU | Stephen Updike connects on the open jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Lamb | 19-33 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 02:55 | LSU | Jared Cameron gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| 02:32 | LSU | Stephen Updike scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Cassell and he's hacked by Rolando Nguyen - foul #1 on Rolando Nguyen, team foul #10 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Pearson (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Randall James (PF), John Lewis (C) Michael Minor, Harry Knudson, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, Rolando Nguyen | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (PG), Wendell Roy (SF), Michael White (PF) Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson, Patrick Lamb | |
| 02:32 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the free throw | 19-35 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Randall James comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Wendell Roy - foul #2 on Wendell Roy, team foul #5 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG) Craig Pearson | |
| Subs | LSU | William Backstrom (SG) Stephen Updike | |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:53 | LSU | Michael White travels with the ball | 21-35 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Randall James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-35 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse tips it in | 23-35 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Wendell Roy misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 01:11 | LSU | Wendell Roy grabs the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Jared Cameron misses the easy layup | 23-35 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Randall James | 23-35 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse travels with the ball | 23-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Harry Knudson (SG), Craig Pearson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), Gary Koester (C) Ben Robinson, Jeffery Lacasse, Raymond Adams, Randall James, John Lewis | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (PG), Mike Johnson (SF), Kurt Haugland (PF) Glenn Manning, Wendell Roy, Michael White | |
| 00:47 | LSU | William Backstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Koester - foul #1 on Gary Koester, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| 00:47 | LSU | William Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:47 | LSU | William Backstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Gary Koester gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Gary Koester hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-36 |
| 00:22 | LSU | William Backstrom pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Harry Knudson is called for the reach on Mike Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Knudson, team foul #12 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) William Backstrom | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Michael Palm connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Stephen Updike comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-37 |