| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) PF - Daniel Medved (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-26 |
| 19:40 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 27-29 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | John Girardi hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David McAllister - foul #1 on David McAllister, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG), Timothy Ostby (SG) Rich Hanks, Eugene Clegg | |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana State | David McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:44 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell's fadeaway is rejected by John Girardi | 29-32 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Medved | 31-32 |
| 17:12 | Louisiana State | Carmelo Bernal is called for the reach on Timothy Ostby - foul #2 on Carmelo Bernal, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, David McAllister | |
| 16:46 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, Alva Mankowski | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), David McAllister (PF) Cedrick Baker, James Amerson | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved knocks in the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Eugene Clegg - foul #1 on Eugene Clegg, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker (PG) Timothy Ostby | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Dwayne Payne is denied by Daniel Medved | 34-32 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin grabs the board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) PF - Daniel Medved (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Girardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Cedrick Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | David McAllister grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Cedrick Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Carmelo Bernal (SG), Williams Head (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Ian Olson, Wade Houchin, Daniel Medved, John Girardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Fred Kluge (SG), James Amerson (PF) Cedrick Baker, Eugene Clegg, David McAllister | |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson loses the dribble to Dwayne Payne | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is called for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski (SF) Andreas Romano | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), David McAllister (PF) Rich Hanks, James Amerson | |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana State | David McAllister pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana State | David McAllister is hacked by Clifford McGuire - foul #1 on Clifford McGuire, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Daniel Medved (PF), John Girardi (C) Carmelo Bernal, Williams Head, Clifford McGuire | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Eugene Clegg (SG) Timothy Ostby, Dwayne Payne | |
| 13:45 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:44 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Clegg | 34-32 |
| 13:25 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alva Mankowski | 34-32 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Rich Hanks - foul #1 on Rich Hanks, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG) Wade Houchin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne (SF) David McAllister | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:48 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell buries a fadeaway from the right side | 36-34 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Girardi | 39-34 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Kluge | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Medved (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-36 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is hacked by Carmelo Bernal - foul #3 on Carmelo Bernal, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF), Williams Head (PF) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, Alva Mankowski, Daniel Medved | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), David McAllister (PF) Rich Hanks, Eugene Clegg | |
| 10:58 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 41-38 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | Williams Head can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David McAllister - foul #2 on David McAllister, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (PG), Daniel Medved (C) Ian Olson, John Girardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Eugene Clegg (SG) Timothy Ostby, Dwayne Payne | |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | Williams Head makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | Williams Head makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved lays it in on a nice dish by Wade Houchin | 45-38 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rich Hanks | 45-40 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Williams Head's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski (SF), John Girardi (C) Andreas Romano, Williams Head | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Dwayne Payne (SF) Rich Hanks, Tomas Bell | |
| 08:49 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge's layup is rejected by John Girardi | 45-40 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alva Mankowski | 45-40 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Kluge - foul #4 on Fred Kluge, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Williams Head (PF) Carmelo Bernal, Daniel Medved | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Williams Head (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Williams Head misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-42 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:46 | Louisiana State | Wade Houchin is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #1 on Wade Houchin, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG) Wade Houchin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (PF) Rich Hanks, David McAllister | |
| 07:30 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Clegg | 46-44 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 06:51 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF), Daniel Medved (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Carmelo Bernal, Alva Mankowski, Williams Head, John Girardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), David McAllister (PF), William Weiss (C) Timothy Ostby, Eugene Clegg, Tomas Bell | |
| 06:08 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne clanks a shot from the right side | 46-46 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Dwayne Payne is called for the reach on Andreas Romano - foul #1 on Dwayne Payne, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (PG) Paul Swanson | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Tomas Bell (C) Dwayne Payne, William Weiss | |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 46-46 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 04:59 | Louisiana State | Wade Houchin is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #2 on Wade Houchin, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Girardi (C) Clifford McGuire | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne (SF) David McAllister | |
| 04:47 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwayne Payne | 48-48 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Bernal - foul #4 on Carmelo Bernal, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski (SF) Andreas Romano | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David McAllister (PF) Dwayne Payne | |
| 04:04 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 48-51 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by David McAllister - foul #3 on David McAllister, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG) Wade Houchin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Dwayne Payne (SF) Rich Hanks, Eugene Clegg | |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal makes the 3rd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Medved (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Girardi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Kluge (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Fred Kluge is denied by Daniel Medved | 50-51 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | David McAllister denies the turnaround by John Girardi | 50-53 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Alva Mankowski - foul #3 on Alva Mankowski, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Williams Head (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Carmelo Bernal, Daniel Medved, John Girardi | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Eugene Clegg (SG) Timothy Ostby, David McAllister | |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:15 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Medved (PF), John Girardi (C) Williams Head, Clifford McGuire | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | John Girardi hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Swanson | 52-55 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dwayne Payne | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | John Girardi is hacked by Rich Hanks - foul #2 on Rich Hanks, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG) Wade Houchin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David McAllister (PF) Fred Kluge | |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | John Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:21 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:56 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg's pass is intercepted by Carmelo Bernal | 53-57 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David McAllister - foul #4 on David McAllister, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana State | John Girardi swats the short shot by Rich Hanks | 55-57 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | John Girardi makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alva Mankowski | 57-57 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-59 |