| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 19:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steve Billingsley | 17-24 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits the follow up shot | 17-26 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3 from straight away | 20-26 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | William Grau tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Grau, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana State | William Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-26 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Carter | 22-26 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon loses the dribble to William Carter | 22-26 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | John Cornett lays it up and in set up by William Carter | 24-26 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Grau | 24-28 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana State | William Grau is called for the reach on William Carter - foul #3 on William Grau, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) John Cornett, William Carter, Caleb Darby, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SF), Sean Wood (C) Fadey Olejarski, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Corey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Guerrier (fresh) PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dinan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Merganthaler (fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steve Billingsley - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana State | David Dinan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Sean Wood grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Stanley Smith steals it from Steve Billingsley | 25-28 |
| 14:54 | Louisiana State | Corey Howard lays it up and in set up by Stanley Smith | 27-28 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Corey Howard steals it from William Grau | 27-28 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Howard | 29-28 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Grau | 29-31 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Billingsley | 29-31 |
| 13:35 | Louisiana State | David Dinan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:11 | Louisiana State | David Dinan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana State | David Dinan grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana State | David Dinan is hacked by Sean Wood - foul #1 on Sean Wood, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Carter (SG), Caleb Darby (SF), Robert Bibler (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Corey Howard, Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier, Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) James Merganthaler, Sean Wood | |
| 12:20 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby's layup is rejected by Fadey Olejarski | 29-31 |
| 12:18 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby drills a jump hook from the baseline | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Olejarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | John Cornett picks off the pass by Patrick Shaver | 31-33 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 31-33 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Grau | 31-35 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | John Cornett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Robert Bibler is called for the reach on Patrick Shaver - foul #3 on Robert Bibler, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) Patrick Shaver | |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Corey Howard (PG), Stanley Smith (SG) John Cornett, William Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:56 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender tips it in | 33-35 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF), Arthur Burnette (PF), David Dinan (C) Caleb Darby, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Mays (PG), Sean Wood (C) William Grau, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | David Dinan can't connect on a shot near the basket | 33-35 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Fadey Olejarski | 33-35 |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Eric Mays grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Smith - foul #2 on Stanley Smith, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), William Carter (SG), Caleb Darby (SF) Corey Howard, Stanley Smith, Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (PG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Eric Mays, Sean Wood | |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 07:16 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette grabs the board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Burnette (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Dinan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Merganthaler (fresh) SF - Fadey Olejarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Billingsley (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Benjamin Magoon | 33-36 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses long on a runner in the paint | 33-36 |
| 06:26 | Louisiana State | Arthur Burnette snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 05:57 | Louisiana State | David Dinan lays it up and in | 35-36 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | James Merganthaler gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | William Grau splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to David Dinan | 35-36 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Arthur Burnette, David Dinan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG) Fadey Olejarski | |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by John Cornett and he's fouled by Benjamin Magoon - foul #3 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| 04:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana State | William Carter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | William Grau gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley misses long on a floater from the left block | 38-38 |
| 03:33 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 38-38 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Cornett | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Caleb Darby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Merganthaler (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Caleb Darby steals the ball from Patrick Shaver | 41-38 |
| 02:33 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby slams it home | 43-38 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by William Grau and the foul's on Robert Bibler - foul #4 on Robert Bibler, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fadey Olejarski (SF), Sean Wood (C) James Merganthaler, Benjamin Magoon | |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Grau - foul #4 on William Grau, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier (SF) Caleb Darby | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Robert Guerrier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fadey Olejarski | 44-43 |
| 00:54 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Sean Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby (SF) Robert Guerrier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon (C) Sean Wood | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby is hacked by Patrick Shaver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana State | Caleb Darby misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler is fouled in the backcourt by William Grau - foul #5 on William Grau, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Merganthaler (SG) William Grau | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bender | 44-43 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Benjamin Magoon is called for the reach on Thomas Bender - foul #4 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #10 | 44-43 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley is whistled for a carry | 46-43 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Patrick Shaver is called for the reach on Robert Bibler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #11 | 46-43 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 48-43 |