| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Girardi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-22 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Bell | 36-22 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Rich Hanks and he's hacked by John Girardi - foul #2 on John Girardi, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 19:21 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the free throw | 39-22 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-22 |
| 19:04 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved hits the follow up shot | 39-24 |
| 19:01 | Louisiana State | Wade Houchin picks off the pass by Rich Hanks in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin jams it | 39-26 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg's pass is intercepted by Paul Swanson | 39-26 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin can't finish the layup | 39-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 18:06 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana State | Alva Mankowski blocks the jumper by Tomas Bell | 39-26 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Swanson | 39-29 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | John Girardi pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana State | James Amerson's floater is knocked away by John Girardi | 39-29 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alva Mankowski | 39-29 |
| 16:15 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved jams it on a great pass from John Girardi and he's hacked by Tomas Bell - foul #2 on Tomas Bell, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF), Dexter Smith (PF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Andreas Romano (SF) Paul Swanson, Alva Mankowski | |
| 16:15 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:15 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks is fouled on the floor by Daniel Medved - foul #1 on Daniel Medved, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glen Hannon (SG), James Didonato (PF), Williams Head (C) Wade Houchin, John Girardi, Daniel Medved | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glen Hannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) PF - James Didonato (fresh) C - Williams Head (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Louisiana State | Williams Head swats the shot by Rich Hanks | 39-31 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | Williams Head grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Ian Olson is fouled on the floor by Rich Hanks - foul #1 on Rich Hanks, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF) Rich Hanks, Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | William Weiss is called for the reach on James Didonato - foul #1 on William Weiss, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Amerson (PF) Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Alva Mankowski (SF) Ian Olson, Andreas Romano | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | James Didonato hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Glen Hannon | 39-33 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana State | James Amerson misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Paul Swanson | 39-33 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | James Didonato connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Swanson | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Louisiana State | Williams Head swats the layup by James Amerson | 39-35 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski jams it | 39-37 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:00 | Louisiana State | James Amerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:39 | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby loses the dribble to James Didonato | 39-37 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | James Didonato drills a jump hook from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Swanson - foul #2 on Paul Swanson, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), Dexter Smith (PF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, James Amerson, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Wade Houchin (SG), Andreas Romano (SF), John Girardi (PF), Daniel Medved (C) Paul Swanson, Glen Hannon, Alva Mankowski, James Didonato, Williams Head | |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | John Girardi grabs the board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Clegg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dexter Smith (fresh) C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ian Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andreas Romano (fresh) PF - John Girardi (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dexter Smith - foul #2 on Dexter Smith, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | John Girardi makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | John Girardi misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Andreas Romano snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wade Houchin | 40-42 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Kluge | 43-42 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | Rich Hanks steps in front of the Andreas Romano pass | 43-42 |
| 09:53 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | John Girardi snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 09:29 | Louisiana State | Fred Kluge grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana State | Wade Houchin steals it from Rich Hanks | 43-42 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Ian Olson's pass is intercepted by Rich Hanks in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Fred Kluge is called for the reach on Ian Olson - foul #2 on Fred Kluge, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (SG), William Weiss (SF), James Amerson (PF) Eugene Clegg, Fred Kluge, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Alva Mankowski (SF) Ian Olson, Andreas Romano | |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | James Amerson swats the dunk try by Daniel Medved | 45-42 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Bell | 45-42 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 07:47 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Ostby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Girardi (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Medved (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Girardi - foul #3 on John Girardi, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Glen Hannon (SG), James Didonato (PF), Williams Head (C) Wade Houchin, John Girardi, Daniel Medved | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:27 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas | Williams Head makes the turnaround near the basket | 47-44 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | James Didonato snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Amerson - foul #1 on James Amerson, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith (C) Tomas Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | Louisiana State | William Weiss grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Williams Head pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Williams Head makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana State | Dexter Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Weiss | 49-46 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg (SG), Fred Kluge (SF), Tomas Bell (C) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss, Dexter Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wade Houchin (SG), John Girardi (PF), Daniel Medved (C) Glen Hannon, James Didonato, Williams Head | |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wade Houchin | 49-48 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana State | Eugene Clegg makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Paul Swanson banks in the layup set up by Alva Mankowski | 52-50 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Medved | 52-50 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski tips it home | 52-52 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Tomas Bell is blocked by John Girardi | 52-52 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | John Girardi pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Wade Houchin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Girardi | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Rich Hanks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eugene Clegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Kluge (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tomas Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Paul Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Houchin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alva Mankowski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Girardi (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Medved (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Louisiana State | Alva Mankowski is called for the reach on Rich Hanks - foul #2 on Alva Mankowski, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Alva Mankowski steps in front of the Rich Hanks pass | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | John Girardi comes up short on the shot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana State | James Amerson grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Timothy Ostby (PG), William Weiss (PF) Rich Hanks, James Amerson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ian Olson (PG), Andreas Romano (SF) Paul Swanson, Alva Mankowski | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks (PG), James Amerson (PF) Timothy Ostby, William Weiss | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Swanson (PG), Alva Mankowski (SF) Ian Olson, Andreas Romano | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | John Girardi travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 52-55 |
| 01:46 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by John Girardi - foul #4 on John Girardi, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 01:26 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | John Girardi is called for traveling | 55-55 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-55 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Daniel Medved misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana State | Rich Hanks pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana State | Tomas Bell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Clegg | 57-55 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Alva Mankowski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |