| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Allison inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Arkansas | William Davis is called for the reach on Brian Southworth - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herman Abad (PF) William Davis | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Cody Turner double dribbles | 34-28 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Freddie Price | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong's pass is intercepted by Clifton Teel in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | James Allison tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | James Allison steps in front of the Huang-fu Hong pass | 36-28 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | James Allison banks in the layup | 38-28 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Bernard Irby (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF) Freddie Price, James Allison, Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Taylor | 40-28 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Like Chin hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Huang-fu Hong | 40-30 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas | Huang-fu Hong is called for the reach on John Taylor - foul #1 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Williams (SG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Clifton Teel, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (PF) Edward Boer, Herman Abad | |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-30 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Like Chin pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roland Furst | 40-33 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas buries a fadeaway from the left block | 42-33 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Like Chin can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 42-33 |
| 16:28 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas is denied on a layup by Like Chin | 42-33 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Justin Wilson is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF), Cody Turner (C) John Taylor, Wayne Williams, Bernard Irby, Hubert Thomas, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Boer | 42-35 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Cody Turner snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 15:06 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong is hacked by Clifton Teel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Teel, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Like Chin knocks in the runner from the left block | 42-37 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Freddie Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Cody Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Freddie Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Wayne Williams (SG), Michael Bryant (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Freddie Price, Clifton Teel, James Allison, Brian Southworth, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Herman Abad (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Huang-fu Hong, Roland Furst, Edward Boer, William Davis, Like Chin | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Michael Bryant - foul #2 on Michael Bryant, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bernard Irby (SF) Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Justin Wilson tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:21 | Kent State | Herman Abad lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Herman Abad - foul #1 on Herman Abad, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Michael Bryant (C) John Taylor, Bernard Irby, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG), Roland Furst (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson | |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:48 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses long on an open floater in the paint | 46-44 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Herman Abad grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hubert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Herman Abad drills a runner in the lane | 46-46 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Freddie Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Herman Abad grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 46-46 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Michael Bryant grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 46-46 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Michael Bryant steals the ball from Roland Furst in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Freddie Price misses the 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas makes the contested runner in the paint | 48-46 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Herman Abad tips it home | 48-48 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | Freddie Price clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Herman Abad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Edward Boer banks in the layup on a great pass from Roland Furst | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas misses the floater from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Hong | 48-50 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Freddie Price picks off the pass by Huang-fu Hong in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Freddie Price slams it home | 50-50 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Roland Furst drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas | Shaun Whatley swats the layup by Hubert Thomas | 50-53 |
| 08:04 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Freddie Price picks off the pass by Huang-fu Hong in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Freddie Price hits the finger roll | 52-53 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Herman Abad hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Hubert Thomas - foul #2 on Hubert Thomas, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF), Cody Turner (C) Freddie Price, Wayne Williams, Bruce Rosemond, Hubert Thomas, Michael Bryant | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), William Davis (PF), Like Chin (C) Huang-fu Hong, Roland Furst, Edward Boer, Shaun Whatley | |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | John Taylor travels with the ball | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Herman Abad | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Teel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cody Turner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moises Fernandez (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kent State | William Davis's floater is tipped away by Cody Turner | 52-55 |
| 07:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 52-55 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | James Allison picks off the pass by Like Chin | 52-55 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | John Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Moises Fernandez - foul #2 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roland Furst (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the turnaround near the basket | 52-57 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | John Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Cody Turner | 54-57 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez buries a shot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Moises Fernandez steals the ball from Clifton Teel | 54-59 |
| 05:36 | Kent State | Roland Furst is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Teel - foul #3 on Clifton Teel, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Bernard Irby (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) John Taylor, James Allison, Cody Turner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SF) Moises Fernandez, Justin Wilson | |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-59 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Bernard Irby | 54-59 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Stephen Mitchell - foul #2 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) Roland Furst | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong lays it in on a great pass from William Davis | 54-61 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | William Davis swats the short shot by Bernard Irby | 54-61 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Bernard Irby clanks a jumper from the right side | 54-61 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 54-61 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-61 |
| 03:32 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Boer | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Freddie Price (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifton Teel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Irby (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Southworth (tiring) 3 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Freddie Price is fouled in the backcourt by Huang-fu Hong - foul #2 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Taylor (PG), James Allison (SF), Hubert Thomas (PF), Cody Turner (C) Freddie Price, Bernard Irby, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roland Furst (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (PF) Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Like Chin snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | John Taylor grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | John Taylor misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Like Chin misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Hubert Thomas - foul #3 on Hubert Thomas, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Williams (SG) Clifton Teel | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Herman Abad (SF) Huang-fu Hong, Justin Wilson | |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas loses the dribble to Roland Furst | 54-66 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Herman Abad is fouled in the backcourt by James Allison - foul #3 on James Allison, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Bryant (SF) James Allison | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) Like Chin | |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Cody Turner gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Williams | 54-66 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Roland Furst steals the ball from Wayne Williams | 54-66 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Wayne Williams steals it from Moises Fernandez in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas | Hubert Thomas hits a jumper from close range set up by John Taylor | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Wayne Williams is called for the reach on Moises Fernandez - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Freddie Price (PG), Clifton Teel (SG), James Allison (SF), Brian Southworth (PF) John Taylor, Wayne Williams, Michael Bryant, Hubert Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF), Like Chin (C) Herman Abad, Shaun Whatley | |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG) Moises Fernandez | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Roland Furst can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | William Davis tips it back up and in | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Clifton Teel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | James Allison tips it home | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong runs out the clock | 58-70 |