| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McLean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Eisenstein (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey McLean | 24-30 |
| 19:23 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 19:10 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 24-30 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Dilbeck - foul #2 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:47 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Murphy | 24-33 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Patrick Church | 24-33 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church is hacked by Jeffrey McLean in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey McLean, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| 18:13 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Willie Vesey (SF), Christopher Blakely (PF), David Porter (C) Glenn Dilbeck, Jeffrey McLean, Stanley Ponder, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, Frederic Wilson | |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey is whistled for a carry | 24-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG) William Eisenstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF), Jon Aquilar (C) Keith Soriano, James Sampson | |
| 17:44 | Louisiana State | Christopher Blakely is called for the reach on David Washington - foul #1 on Christopher Blakely, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | David Washington is open and buries a jump hook near the basket set up by David Powell | 24-35 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Bobby Allender comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-35 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey hits a jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean (SG), William Eisenstein (SF), Stanley Ponder (PF), Paul Reed (C) Bobby Allender, Willie Vesey, Christopher Blakely, David Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), Frederic Wilson (PF) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, David Powell | |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Eisenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Keith Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisiana State | Jeffrey McLean picks off the pass by Jon Aquilar | 29-37 |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey McLean | 31-37 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church travels in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Sampson (C) Jon Aquilar | |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein is fouled on the floor by Patrick Church - foul #1 on Patrick Church, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG) Ron Murphy | |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Paul Reed makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Dilbeck | 33-37 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Patrick Church - foul #2 on Patrick Church, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (PF), David Porter (C) Stanley Ponder, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF) Patrick Church, Frederic Wilson | |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana State | James Sampson snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sampson | 36-42 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | James Sampson gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey McLean - foul #2 on Jeffrey McLean, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Stanley Ponder (SF), Christopher Blakely (PF), Paul Reed (C) Glenn Dilbeck, William Eisenstein, Willie Vesey, David Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), David Washington (SF), Frederic Wilson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Keith Soriano, David Powell, James Sampson | |
| 12:42 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 36-42 |
| 12:18 | Louisiana State | Paul Reed picks off the pass by David Washington | 36-42 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Paul Reed makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Blakely | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Allender - foul #1 on Bobby Allender, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG) Bobby Allender | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG) Jonathan Hart | |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McLean (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Blakely (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reed (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 11:39 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy is hacked by Glenn Dilbeck - foul #3 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Eisenstein (SG), Larry Chang (SF), Willie Vesey (PF), David Porter (C) Jeffrey McLean, Stanley Ponder, Christopher Blakely, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF), James Sampson (C) Frederic Wilson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | James Sampson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Chang - foul #1 on Larry Chang, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF) David Washington | |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:50 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Larry Chang's pass is intercepted by Keith Soriano | 38-45 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Ron Murphy is blocked by David Porter | 38-45 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Glenn Dilbeck | 38-45 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | David Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Jeffrey McLean (SG), Stanley Ponder (PF), Paul Reed (C) Glenn Dilbeck, Larry Chang, Willie Vesey, David Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), Jonathan Hart (SG), Frederic Wilson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Ron Murphy, Patrick Church, David Powell, James Sampson | |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Paul Reed can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 09:18 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge travels in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely (PF) William Eisenstein | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Washington (SF) Keith Soriano | |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Paul Reed hits a jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (SF) Stanley Ponder | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF), James Sampson (C) Frederic Wilson, Jon Aquilar | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Paul Reed misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bobby Allender (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey McLean (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Vesey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Blakely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Rutledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | James Sampson pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 06:48 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Rutledge | 40-47 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas | Paul Reed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-47 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Jeffrey McLean pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG), William Eisenstein (SG), Larry Chang (SF), Stanley Ponder (PF), David Porter (C) Bobby Allender, Jeffrey McLean, Willie Vesey, Christopher Blakely, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Keith Soriano (SF), Frederic Wilson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Richard Rutledge, Jonathan Hart, David Washington, David Powell, James Sampson | |
| 06:01 | Louisiana State | David Porter denies the turnaround by Keith Soriano | 40-47 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Keith Soriano | 40-47 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 04:35 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church scores on a floater from the left side | 40-49 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 04:14 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano loses the dribble to David Porter | 40-49 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Glenn Dilbeck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Eisenstein (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Larry Chang (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Ponder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Porter (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Ron Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Church (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Keith Soriano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Dilbeck - foul #4 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Vesey (SF), Paul Reed (C) Larry Chang, David Porter | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Rutledge (PG), David Washington (SF), James Sampson (C) Ron Murphy, Keith Soriano, Jon Aquilar | |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:30 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Washington - foul #1 on David Washington, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG), David Powell (PF) Patrick Church, Frederic Wilson | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Willie Vesey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana State | James Sampson hits a wide open floater near the basket | 45-53 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | James Sampson picks off the pass by Glenn Dilbeck | 45-53 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Blakely (PF) Stanley Ponder | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano (SF) David Washington | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | James Sampson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas | Paul Reed grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG), Stanley Ponder (SF) Glenn Dilbeck, Willie Vesey | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Frederic Wilson (PF) Jonathan Hart, David Powell | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Frederic Wilson - foul #2 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Frederic Wilson | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Frederic Wilson and he's hacked by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glenn Dilbeck (PG), Jeffrey McLean (SG) Bobby Allender, Christopher Blakely | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy (PG) Richard Rutledge | |
| 01:47 | Louisiana State | James Sampson makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Louisiana State | Paul Reed picks off the pass by Patrick Church in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder blows the layup | 47-56 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Stanley Ponder tips it in | 49-56 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Ron Murphy | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Patrick Church steps in front of the Paul Reed pass | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano is hacked by Glenn Dilbeck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Glenn Dilbeck, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bobby Allender (PG) Glenn Dilbeck | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (SG) Patrick Church | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana State | Keith Soriano misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Paul Reed snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | William Eisenstein can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Bobby Allender is called for the reach on Ron Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Allender, team foul #12 | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Ron Murphy steps in front of the Bobby Allender pass | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Ron Murphy runs out the clock | 49-59 |