| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Wenger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Emmanuel Layman | 28-30 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Henry Mabry denies the turnaround by Kevin Weight | 28-30 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight tips it home | 30-30 |
| 18:57 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Fenton | 30-32 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger can't connect on a floater in the lane | 30-32 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins's layup is rejected by Kevin Weight | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dale Coburn | 30-32 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses the turnaround in the lane | 30-32 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Henry Mabry | 30-32 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana State | Jerry Thornton picks off the pass by Thomas Fenton in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger jams it on a great pass from Jerry Thornton | 32-32 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Nicholas Waters (SG), William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF) Thomas Fenton, Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Steven Young - foul #3 on Steven Young, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | Kevin Weight blocks the short jumper by William Parada | 32-32 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman tips it in | 32-34 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Steven Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Young (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Wenger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Parada (fresh) PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Mabry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Coburn | 34-34 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana State | William Parada can't finish the layup | 34-34 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG), Johnny Dash (SG), Harold Perales (SF), Robert Powers (C) Dale Coburn, Jerry Thornton, Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Douglas Severns, Nicholas Waters, William Parada, Calvin Newman, Henry Mabry | |
| 14:15 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Sam Hawkins takes the ball from Harold Perales | 34-34 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Hawkins | 34-37 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Harold Perales is fouled on the floor by Jackie Weiss - foul #4 on Jackie Weiss, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger (C) Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry (C) Jackie Weiss | |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is fouled in the backcourt by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Emmanuel Layman | |
| 12:48 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Sam Hawkins | 34-39 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Wenger | 34-39 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Harold Perales misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 11:57 | Louisiana State | Harold Perales picks off the pass by Andrew James | 34-39 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG), Steven Young (PF) Harold Perales, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG), William Parada (SF), Calvin Newman (PF) Thomas Fenton, Nicholas Waters, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jerry Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Dash (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Wenger (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Parada (fresh) PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Mabry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | William Parada can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Dash - foul #3 on Johnny Dash, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Weight (PF) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | William Parada misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:17 | Louisiana State | William Parada makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 10:38 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman is hacked by Kevin Weight - foul #2 on Kevin Weight, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG) Douglas Severns | |
| 10:25 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana State | William Parada hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger is fouled on the floor by Henry Mabry - foul #3 on Henry Mabry, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG), Jerry Thornton (SG) Dale Coburn, Johnny Dash | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Andrew James (PF) Emmanuel Layman, Calvin Newman | |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Andrew James swats the short shot by Kevin Weight | 34-42 |
| 09:33 | Louisiana State | William Parada snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana State | Andrew James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Perales (SF), Robert Powers (C) Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF) Thomas Fenton, William Parada | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew James - foul #2 on Andrew James, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (PG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG) Nicholas Waters | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Andrew James | 35-42 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana State | Harold Perales steals the ball from Douglas Severns in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight hits a jump hook from close range set up by Harold Perales | 37-42 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns is hacked by Johnny Dash - foul #4 on Johnny Dash, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Calvin Newman (PF) Douglas Severns, Andrew James | |
| 07:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Layman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Kurt Wenger (C) Johnny Dash, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG), Jackie Weiss (C) Emmanuel Layman, Henry Mabry | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jerry Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Perales (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Weight (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Wenger (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jackie Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 37-42 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Waters | 37-42 |
| 07:14 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Young (PF) Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger misses the driving attempt from the right block | 37-42 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Steven Young tips it home | 39-42 |
| 06:27 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG), Johnny Dash (SG), Kevin Weight (PF) Dale Coburn, Jerry Thornton, Harold Perales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Parada (SF), Andrew James (PF) Sam Hawkins, Calvin Newman | |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton can't connect on an uncontested shot from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight's layup is rejected by William Parada | 39-42 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana State | William Parada snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is fouled in the backcourt by George Brown - foul #4 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG), Robert Powers (C) Steven Young, Kurt Wenger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Emmanuel Layman (SG) Thomas Fenton, Nicholas Waters | |
| 05:29 | Louisiana State | William Parada makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Severns | 39-45 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Thornton | 41-45 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana State | Jerry Thornton takes the ball from Douglas Severns | 41-45 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by George Brown | 44-45 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana State | Andrew James loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Coburn (PG), Harold Perales (SF), Steven Young (PF), Kurt Wenger (C) George Brown, Johnny Dash, Kevin Weight, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Calvin Newman (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Douglas Severns, William Parada, Andrew James, Jackie Weiss | |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana State | Calvin Newman pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dale Coburn - foul #2 on Dale Coburn, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Weight (PF) Jerry Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Waters (SG) Emmanuel Layman | |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Kevin Weight | 44-46 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Steven Young | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Coburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Harold Perales (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Young (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Weight (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt Wenger (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mabry (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Calvin Newman | 46-48 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses badly on a runner from the left block | 46-48 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenton | 46-48 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SG), Robert Powers (PF) Steven Young, Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (SG), Andrew James (PF), Jackie Weiss (C) Nicholas Waters, Calvin Newman, Henry Mabry | |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Dale Coburn is called for the reach on Thomas Fenton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Coburn, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (SG) Harold Perales | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Jackie Weiss swats the layup by Kurt Wenger | 46-50 |
| 02:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Dale Coburn is called for the reach on Thomas Fenton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Coburn, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-52 |
| 01:56 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Young (SF), Kevin Weight (PF) Johnny Dash, Robert Powers | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry (C) Jackie Weiss | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kurt Wenger | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Kurt Wenger grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dale Coburn | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Dale Coburn is called for the reach on Thomas Fenton - foul #5 on Dale Coburn, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (PG) Dale Coburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Kurt Wenger - foul #1 on Kurt Wenger, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is hacked by Johnny Dash in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Dash, team foul #12 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Brown (PG) Johnny Dash | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana State | Andrew James gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Andrew James is fouled in the backcourt by George Brown - foul #5 on George Brown, team foul #13 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harold Perales (SG) George Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Andrew James misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Andrew James misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Steven Young gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Sam Hawkins steals it from Jerry Thornton | 51-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins runs out the clock | 51-55 |