| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Dibella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Desrosiers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Steven Young blows the layup but he's hacked by Sam Hawkins - foul #1 on Sam Hawkins, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Mabry | 29-45 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 18:40 | Louisiana State | Kevin Weight swats the short shot by Sam Hawkins | 29-45 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Steven Young is fouled on the floor by Henry Mabry - foul #1 on Henry Mabry, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Steven Young blows the layup | 29-45 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Steven Young tips it but misses | 29-45 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella tips it home | 31-45 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana State | Michael Jackson steals it from Thomas Fenton | 31-45 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses long on a shot near the basket | 31-45 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Desrosiers, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (PG), Jackie Weiss (SF), Andrew James (PF), Steve Kozloski (C) Douglas Severns, Thomas Fenton, Sam Hawkins, Henry Mabry | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Andrew James is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Andrew James, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Thomas Fenton (SF) Emmanuel Layman, Andrew James | |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses the easy layup | 31-45 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns is fouled on the floor by Scott Lowery - foul #2 on Scott Lowery, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (PG), Johnny Dash (SF) Scott Lowery, Jerome Dibella | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry (C) Steve Kozloski | |
| 15:47 | Louisiana State | Jerry Thornton steals it from Jerry Desrosiers | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Jerry Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Dash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Young (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Desrosiers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jackie Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Shaun Cavender (PF), Dale Coburn (C) Michael Jackson, Kevin Weight, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (PG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Andrew James (PF) Douglas Severns, Jerry Desrosiers, Jackie Weiss | |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman is hacked by Dale Coburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Coburn, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dale Coburn | 31-45 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 14:17 | Louisiana State | Andrew James lays it in uncontested set up by Sam Hawkins | 34-47 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Dale Coburn buries a shot from the right block | 36-47 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Jackson (SG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Steven Young (C) Scott Lowery, Jerry Thornton, Shaun Cavender, Dale Coburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Jerry Desrosiers (SG), Jackie Weiss (SF), Steve Kozloski (C) Emmanuel Layman, Thomas Fenton, Sam Hawkins, Henry Mabry | |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Steven Young makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Dash | 38-47 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Steve Kozloski misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #1 on Steven Young, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stephen Osby (SF) Andrew James | |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Steve Kozloski makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana State | Steve Kozloski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses the lay-in | 38-49 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana State | Jackie Weiss is hacked by Jerome Dibella in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Dibella, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jackie Weiss - foul #1 on Jackie Weiss, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Jerry Thornton (SG), Dale Coburn (C) Johnny Dash, Michael Jackson, Steven Young | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton (SG), Sam Hawkins (SF), Henry Mabry (C) Jerry Desrosiers, Stephen Osby, Steve Kozloski | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 11:49 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Dale Coburn - foul #4 on Dale Coburn, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Andrew James (PF) Jackie Weiss | |
| 11:31 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns drills a jumper from the right side | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Weight (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Coburn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Dibella | 41-51 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew James - foul #3 on Andrew James, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SF), Shaun Cavender (PF) Jerome Dibella, Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (PG), Jackie Weiss (PF) Douglas Severns, Andrew James | |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:31 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton is hacked by Scott Lowery - foul #3 on Scott Lowery, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Young (PF) Shaun Cavender | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers (SG), Steve Kozloski (C) Thomas Fenton, Henry Mabry | |
| 10:26 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Layman | 43-56 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 43-56 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Steven Young slams it home on a great pass from Johnny Dash | 45-56 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Coburn - foul #5 on Dale Coburn, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Jackson (SG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Shaun Cavender (C) Scott Lowery, Johnny Dash, Steven Young, Dale Coburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Thomas Fenton (SF), Andrew James (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Emmanuel Layman, Jerry Desrosiers, Jackie Weiss, Steve Kozloski | |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana State | Andrew James gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 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) | |
| 08:26 | Louisiana State | Sam Hawkins misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Jerome Dibella swats the layup by Sam Hawkins | 45-58 |
| 08:02 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton tips it home | 45-60 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton misses the floater from the right side | 45-60 |
| 07:56 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Jerry Thornton (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Weight (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Cavender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Douglas Severns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Hawkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew James (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Mabry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight lays it in and he's hacked by Andrew James - foul #4 on Andrew James, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Adam Brown (SG), Johnny Dash (SF), Steven Young (C) Jerry Thornton, Michael Jackson, Jerome Dibella, Shaun Cavender | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (PG), Jerry Desrosiers (SG), Stephen Osby (SF), Jackie Weiss (PF), Steve Kozloski (C) Douglas Severns, Sam Hawkins, Thomas Fenton, Andrew James, Henry Mabry | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 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) | |
| 06:58 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-63 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Emmanuel Layman is called for the reach on Johnny Dash - foul #2 on Emmanuel Layman, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Johnny Dash | 50-63 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Steven Young scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Adam Brown - foul #1 on Adam Brown, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton (PG) Scott Lowery | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Thomas Fenton (SF) Emmanuel Layman, Stephen Osby | |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:48 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Brown | 55-64 |
| 05:20 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Jerry Thornton gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Thornton | 57-64 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Severns | 57-67 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas | Thomas Fenton steps in front of the Johnny Dash pass | 57-67 |
| 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) | |
| 04:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Severns | 57-69 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Steven Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-69 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Steven Young snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Adam Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Desrosiers - foul #3 on Jerry Desrosiers, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Lowery (PG), Jerome Dibella (SF), Shaun Cavender (PF) Jerry Thornton, Johnny Dash, Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman (PG), Sam Hawkins (SG), Stephen Osby (SF), Andrew James (PF), Henry Mabry (C) Douglas Severns, Jerry Desrosiers, Thomas Fenton, Jackie Weiss, Steve Kozloski | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Adam Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Adam Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Andrew James | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Scott Lowery (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Dibella (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Cavender (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Young (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Emmanuel Layman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Osby (fresh) PF - Andrew James (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Mabry (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman is fouled on the floor by Shaun Cavender - foul #2 on Shaun Cavender, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Jackson (SG) Adam Brown | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Layman misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Steven Young pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Jerome Dibella is blocked by Andrew James | 57-69 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | Andrew James is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Andrew James, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Douglas Severns (PG), Thomas Fenton (SG), Homer Matthews (PF) Emmanuel Layman, Sam Hawkins, Andrew James | |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Steven Young misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Fenton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | Scott Lowery snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Jerome Dibella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Weight (PF) Shaun Cavender | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers (SG), Sam Hawkins (PF) Stephen Osby, Homer Matthews | |
| 01:15 | Louisiana State | Steven Young takes the ball from Douglas Severns in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | Steven Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-69 |
| 01:00 | Louisiana State | Henry Mabry grabs the board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Louisiana State | Jerry Desrosiers scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Severns | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Young | 59-71 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Kevin Weight takes the ball from Thomas Fenton | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-71 |