| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) PF - John Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Clegg | 27-34 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | David McAllister takes the ball from Carmelo Bernal after a doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson is fouled on the floor by David McAllister - foul #2 on David McAllister, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (SG) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David McAllister | 30-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisiana State | Alva Mankowski is called for the reach on Dwayne Payne - foul #1 on Alva Mankowski, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana State | David McAllister is fouled on the floor by Daniel Medved - foul #2 on Daniel Medved, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG) David McAllister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:18 | Louisiana State | Paul Swanson steps in front of the Tomas Bell pass | 33-34 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Rich Hanks is called for the reach on Paul Swanson - foul #2 on Rich Hanks, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David McAllister (PF) Eugene Clegg | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andreas Romano (SF) Alva Mankowski | |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 33-34 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana State | David McAllister gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | John Girardi gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Girardi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Medved (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Swanson | 33-36 |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell loses the dribble to Carmelo Bernal | 33-36 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal banks in the layup | 33-38 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David McAllister | 36-38 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Dwayne Payne steps in front of the Daniel Medved pass | 36-38 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dwayne Payne | 39-38 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:01 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana State | David McAllister banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwayne Payne - foul #3 on Dwayne Payne, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Eugene Clegg (SG) Rich Hanks, David McAllister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Williams Head (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Paul Swanson, Carmelo Bernal, John Girardi, Daniel Medved | |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Ostby | 43-39 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Fred Kluge - foul #3 on Fred Kluge, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski (SF) Andreas Romano | |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell connects on the shot near the basket set up by Timothy Ostby | 45-40 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Williams Head misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Williams Head (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford McGuire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Clifford McGuire | 45-42 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Dwayne Payne | 47-42 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Ian Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 10:44 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Timothy Ostby | 47-42 |
| 10:19 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 49-42 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dwayne Payne - foul #4 on Dwayne Payne, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), David McAllister (PF) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), John Girardi (PF), Daniel Medved (C) Ian Olson, Williams Head, Clifford McGuire | |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne is whistled for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG), Andreas Romano (SF) Wade Houchin, Alva Mankowski | |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Swanson and the foul's on David McAllister - foul #3 on David McAllister, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:16 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | John Girardi snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Swanson | 49-48 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | John Girardi pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano misses short on a jumper from the left block | 49-48 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Eugene Clegg | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Alva Mankowski (SF) Paul Swanson, Andreas Romano | |
| 06:40 | Louisiana State | David McAllister is denied on a layup by Daniel Medved | 52-48 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | John Girardi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | 3 seconds is called on John Girardi | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Williams Head (PF), Clifford McGuire (C) Carmelo Bernal, John Girardi, Daniel Medved | |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | Ian Olson is called for the reach on Dwayne Payne - foul #1 on Ian Olson, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (PF) David McAllister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG) Ian Olson | |
| 05:38 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge knocks in the floater from close range | 54-48 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 05:07 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 04:38 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alva Mankowski | 54-48 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Clifford McGuire grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), David McAllister (C) Rich Hanks, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal (SG), John Girardi (PF), Daniel Medved (C) Wade Houchin, Williams Head, Clifford McGuire | |
| 04:04 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alva Mankowski | 54-50 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Clegg (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Payne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David McAllister (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tomas Bell (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Bernal (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Girardi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Carmelo Bernal | 54-52 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Dwayne Payne is blocked by John Girardi | 54-52 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Paul Swanson - foul #3 on Paul Swanson, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), Fred Kluge (PF) Rich Hanks, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:21 | Louisiana State | John Girardi blocks the short jumper by Dwayne Payne | 54-52 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson tips it in | 54-54 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana State | Daniel Medved is called for the reach on Eugene Clegg - foul #3 on Daniel Medved, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, Fred Kluge | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Alva Mankowski steals the ball from Rich Hanks | 54-54 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Carmelo Bernal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana State | David McAllister gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:51 | Louisiana State | John Girardi swats the layup by Tomas Bell | 54-54 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carmelo Bernal | 54-57 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Dwayne Payne misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved is fouled in the backcourt by Rich Hanks - foul #3 on Rich Hanks, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF) Paul Swanson, Alva Mankowski | |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | John Girardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | John Girardi is hacked by David McAllister - foul #4 on David McAllister, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | John Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | David McAllister is called for the reach on Andreas Romano - foul #5 on David McAllister, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge (PF) David McAllister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Tomas Bell | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | John Girardi is hacked by Rich Hanks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rich Hanks, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | John Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the board | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 57-61 |