| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) SG - William Merritt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Horne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Pedraza (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua McLester | 33-21 |
| 19:30 | LSU | The rebound goes to Herbert Corea | 33-21 |
| 19:08 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley is hacked by Sterling Davis - foul #2 on Sterling Davis, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SG), Elmer Olson (C) William Merritt, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Ben Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bryan Swink (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| 17:53 | LSU | Joseph Bridge clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg can't tip it in | 33-24 |
| 17:23 | LSU | John Canning snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is called for a backcourt violation | 33-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (PG), William Merritt (SG), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, Ben Horne, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Herbert Corea (PF) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Bobby Pedraza, Bryan Swink | |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell is hacked by John Canning - foul #1 on John Canning, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Ben Horne (PF) Les Ballesteros, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua McLester (C) John Canning | |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley loses the dribble to Jonathan Willis | 33-24 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Jonathan Willis throws it down | 33-26 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Ben Horne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) SG - William Merritt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Hoover (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Walter Hoover steals the ball from Elmer Olson | 33-26 |
| 14:56 | LSU | Jonathan Willis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Ben Horne scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dave Kelley and he's hacked by Sterling Davis - foul #3 on Sterling Davis, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (PG), Jack Rowley (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, William Merritt, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Bryan Swink (PF), John Canning (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea, Joshua McLester | |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:27 | LSU | Bryan Swink snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 13:58 | LSU | Russell Gillon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Ben Horne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 13:35 | LSU | Bryan Swink gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Bryan Swink blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 13:14 | LSU | Joseph Bridge hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Russell Gillon | 35-28 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 12:27 | LSU | John Canning misses the tip | 35-28 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Ben Horne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Pedraza - foul #1 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), William Merritt (SG), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Jack Rowley, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge, Bobby Pedraza, Bryan Swink, John Canning | |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 11:54 | LSU | Herbert Corea makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Sterling Davis | 37-30 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 11:26 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the board | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Sieberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Horne (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua McLester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | LSU | Sterling Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | William Merritt snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Ben Horne misses the lay-in | 37-30 |
| 10:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Herbert Corea | 37-30 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Sterling Davis is hacked by Dave Kelley - foul #2 on Dave Kelley, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Ben Horne | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, Herbert Corea | |
| 10:29 | LSU | Terrence Schaaf hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 10:28 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Joshua McLester misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-30 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dave Kelley | 37-30 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | William Merritt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 09:45 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:16 | LSU | Russell Gillon makes the fadeaway from the left side | 37-32 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Merritt and he's fouled by Russell Gillon - foul #1 on Russell Gillon, team foul #5 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (PG), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG), Herbert Corea (PF), John Canning (C) Joseph Bridge, Terrence Schaaf, Joshua McLester | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Herbert Corea misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 40-32 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | William Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Hoover - foul #4 on Walter Hoover, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG) Les Ballesteros | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Jonathan Willis (SF) Russell Gillon, Bobby Pedraza | |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | William Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | William Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:03 | LSU | Jonathan Willis grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 07:37 | LSU | John Canning is hacked by Tony Mitchell - foul #1 on Tony Mitchell, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SF) William Merritt | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:16 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the runner near the basket | 40-32 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Tony Mitchell | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Perry Sieberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ben Horne (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Olson (tiring) 5 reb. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Sterling Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hoover (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Corea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Canning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF) Ben Horne, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Swink (PF) Herbert Corea | |
| 06:55 | LSU | Bryan Swink hits a shot in the paint | 40-34 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | William Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (PG), Ben Horne (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Dave Kelley, Perry Sieberg, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Jonathan Willis, John Canning | |
| 06:02 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | William Merritt pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Bobby Pedraza is called for the reach on William Merritt - foul #2 on Bobby Pedraza, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Jack Rowley (PF) Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Terrence Schaaf, Bryan Swink | |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | William Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | William Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:34 | LSU | Herbert Corea pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Elmer Olson is called for the reach on Joshua McLester - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SF) William Merritt | |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Willis (SF) Bobby Pedraza | |
| 04:52 | LSU | Herbert Corea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Walter Hoover (SG) Russell Gillon, Joseph Bridge | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Tony Mitchell (C) Ben Horne, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Pedraza (SF), John Canning (C) Jonathan Willis, Joshua McLester | |
| 04:06 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (PG), Ben Horne (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Dave Kelley, William Merritt, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Ben Horne buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 03:08 | LSU | Herbert Corea is hacked by Elmer Olson - foul #2 on Elmer Olson, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF) Les Ballesteros, Ben Horne, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG), Joseph Bridge (SG), Jonathan Willis (SF), Terrence Schaaf (PF), Bryan Swink (C) Sterling Davis, Walter Hoover, Bobby Pedraza, Herbert Corea, John Canning | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (tired) 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Sieberg (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Olson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Russell Gillon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Willis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Schaaf (fresh) C - Bryan Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | LSU | Jonathan Willis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | William Merritt makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Rowley | 46-37 |
| 02:15 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SF), Tony Mitchell (C) Perry Sieberg, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | LSU | Sterling Davis (PG), Bobby Pedraza (SF), Herbert Corea (PF), Joshua McLester (C) Russell Gillon, Jonathan Willis, Terrence Schaaf, Bryan Swink | |
| 01:53 | LSU | Herbert Corea comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | William Merritt snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Bobby Pedraza steals it from William Merritt | 46-37 |
| 01:24 | LSU | Herbert Corea hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Pedraza | 46-39 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | William Merritt is hacked by Joseph Bridge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Bridge, team foul #8 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Walter Hoover (SG) Joseph Bridge | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | William Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Rowley - foul #2 on Jack Rowley, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Walter Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:57 | LSU | Walter Hoover misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jack Rowley | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Davis - foul #4 on Sterling Davis, team foul #9 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SG), Dennis Copeland (SF) William Merritt, Ben Horne | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Joshua McLester pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza loses the dribble to Perry Sieberg | 47-40 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Dennis Copeland is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Davis - foul #5 on Sterling Davis, team foul #10 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Russell Gillon (PG) Sterling Davis | |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Dennis Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Dennis Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:41 | LSU | Russell Gillon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Walter Hoover is called for the reach on Perry Sieberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Hoover, team foul #11 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | LSU | Joseph Bridge (SG) Walter Hoover | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:34 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Ben Horne (SF) Perry Sieberg, Dennis Copeland | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Joseph Bridge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 00:27 | LSU | Russell Gillon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 00:26 | LSU | Herbert Corea grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 00:24 | LSU | Joseph Bridge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bobby Pedraza | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Gillon - foul #2 on Russell Gillon, team foul #12 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Copeland (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF) William Merritt, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:19 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF) Dennis Copeland, Perry Sieberg | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:17 | LSU | Russell Gillon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 00:15 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Herbert Corea snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 00:07 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua McLester | 52-46 |
| 00:07 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 52-46 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Bobby Pedraza clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Joseph Bridge snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Russell Gillon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |