| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Cunningham (fresh) SG - Charles Lamb (fresh) SF - Michael Richardson (fresh) PF - Robert Knisely (fresh) C - Steven Curtis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) SG - Michael Larue (fresh) SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Gustavo Martin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | Roger Bobb hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Robert Knisely snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson is fouled on the floor by Roger Bobb - foul #1 on Roger Bobb, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson is fouled on the floor by Roger Bobb - foul #2 on Roger Bobb, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (PF) Roger Bobb | |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Charles Lamb takes the ball from Michael Larue | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Charles Lamb blows the dunk | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 1-0 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Gustavo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Billy Rogers (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Kevin Gamino (PF), Willie Tompkins (C) Joseph Cunningham, Charles Lamb, Michael Richardson, Robert Knisely, Steven Curtis | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SG), James Reeves (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve, Gustavo Martin | |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Willie Tompkins loses the ball out of bounds | 1-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Hai Xie | |
| 16:55 | UMass | Michael Larue clanks a 3 from straight away | 1-0 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Anthony Stevens gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | Willie Tompkins's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Ortiz | 1-0 |
| 16:03 | UMass | Charles Darley is fouled on the floor by Kevin Gamino - foul #1 on Kevin Gamino, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG) Al Noerenberg | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Charles Darley, James Reeves | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 15:42 | UMass | Gustavo Martin grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Cunningham (fresh) SG - Billy Rogers (fresh) SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) PF - Kevin Gamino (fresh) C - Willie Tompkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Rogers - foul #1 on Billy Rogers, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Robert Knisely (PF) Joseph Cunningham, Billy Rogers, Anthony Stevens, Kevin Gamino | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Charles Darley (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 15:21 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 15:21 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Charles Lamb is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Martin - foul #2 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #4 | 1-1 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Steven Curtis (PF) Charles Lamb, Michael Richardson, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), James Reeves (PF), Hai Xie (C) Michael Larue, Charles Darley, Gustavo Martin | |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis scores on a fadeaway from close range | 3-1 |
| 14:12 | UMass | James Reeves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Curtis - foul #1 on Steven Curtis, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Rogers (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Robert Knisely (PF), Kevin Gamino (C) Joseph Cunningham, Al Noerenberg, Anthony Stevens, Steven Curtis, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Charles Darley (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Hai Xie | |
| 14:12 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 14:12 | UMass | James Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Richardson | 3-1 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Knisely | 5-1 |
| 13:33 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-1 |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Knisely | 5-1 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Charles Darley - foul #1 on Charles Darley, team foul #5 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Al Noerenberg (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Willie Tompkins (C) Billy Rogers, Charles Lamb, Michael Richardson, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Brian Gildersleeve, James Reeves | |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 12:47 | UMass | Charles Darley drills a fadeaway near the basket | 7-3 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Willie Tompkins buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Al Noerenberg | 9-3 |
| 12:00 | UMass | Charles Darley misses the shot from the right block | 9-3 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Willie Tompkins | 9-3 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Anthony Stevens misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Charles Darley - foul #2 on Charles Darley, team foul #6 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Rogers (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Robert Knisely (PF), Steven Curtis (C) Joseph Cunningham, Al Noerenberg, Kevin Gamino, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SF), James Reeves (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie, Charles Darley | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Rogers (fresh) SG - Charles Lamb (fresh) SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Knisely (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) SG - Michael Larue (fresh) SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UMass | Michael Larue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Stevens - foul #1 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #4 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Michael Richardson (SF) Charles Lamb, Anthony Stevens | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (C) Gustavo Martin | |
| 11:11 | UMass | Michael Larue makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:11 | UMass | Michael Larue misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Billy Rogers makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on James Reeves - foul #1 on James Reeves, team foul #7 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Lamb (SG), Willie Tompkins (C) Joseph Cunningham, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Roger Bobb (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Michael Larue, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Billy Rogers makes the free throw | 14-4 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the jumper from the left side | 14-4 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson gets the rebound | 14-4 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Gustavo Martin is called for the reach on Willie Tompkins - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #8 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Al Noerenberg (SG), Robert Knisely (PF) Billy Rogers, Charles Lamb, Steven Curtis | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), James Reeves (PF), Hai Xie (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Roger Bobb, Gustavo Martin | |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Willie Tompkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Willie Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-4 |
| 09:35 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Michael Larue | 16-6 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #1 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #9 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Lamb (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Kevin Gamino (PF), Steven Curtis (C) Al Noerenberg, Michael Richardson, Robert Knisely, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Roger Bobb (PF) Wiley Stevens, Hai Xie | |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Joseph Cunningham | 18-6 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Michael Larue hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alfredo Ortiz | 18-8 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Steven Curtis is blocked by James Reeves | 18-8 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Charles Lamb grabs the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Bobb - foul #3 on Roger Bobb, team foul #10 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Billy Rogers (SG), Michael Richardson (SF), Willie Tompkins (C) Joseph Cunningham, Charles Lamb, Anthony Stevens, Steven Curtis | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Roger Bobb, James Reeves | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve is called for 3 seconds | 20-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Knisely (PF) Kevin Gamino | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Brian Gildersleeve | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Knisely (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Tompkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Hai Xie steals it from Michael Richardson | 20-8 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Gustavo Martin can't finish the layup | 20-8 |
| 06:41 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Martin | 20-8 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Michael Larue loses the dribble to Robert Knisely | 20-8 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stanley Wadkins - foul #1 on Stanley Wadkins, team foul #11 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Steven Curtis (C) Al Noerenberg, Billy Rogers, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-8 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 21-8 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Charles Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 21-8 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson is hacked by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #2 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #12 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Rogers (SG), Kevin Gamino (PF) Charles Lamb, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), James Reeves (PF) Michael Larue, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb | |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 22-8 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Michael Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-8 |
| 04:55 | UMass | James Reeves pulls down the rebound | 22-8 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Wiley Stevens loses the dribble to Joseph Cunningham in the backcourt | 22-8 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 22-8 |
| 04:35 | UMass | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 22-8 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Gustavo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 22-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Robert Knisely (PF), Willie Tompkins (C) Joseph Cunningham, Billy Rogers, Michael Richardson, Kevin Gamino, Steven Curtis | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Hai Xie (PF) Stanley Wadkins, James Reeves | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Wiley Stevens is called for the reach on Al Noerenberg - foul #1 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #13 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham (PG), Kevin Gamino (PF) Charles Lamb, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Hai Xie | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-8 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 23-8 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 23-8 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Joseph Cunningham is called for the reach on Michael Larue - foul #1 on Joseph Cunningham, team foul #5 | 23-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Lamb (SG), Robert Knisely (PF), Steven Curtis (C) Al Noerenberg, Kevin Gamino, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:16 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve drills a jumper in the paint | 23-10 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Joseph Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Knisely (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Darley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Darley - foul #3 on Charles Darley, team foul #14 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Rogers (SG), Willie Tompkins (C) Charles Lamb, Robert Knisely | |
| Subs | UMass | James Reeves (PF), Hai Xie (C) Charles Darley, Gustavo Martin | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 03:10 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Reeves | 23-10 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Hai Xie misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-10 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Willie Tompkins | 23-10 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #15 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Charles Lamb (SG), Kevin Gamino (PF) Joseph Cunningham, Billy Rogers, Willie Tompkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Roger Bobb (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin | 23-13 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino can't throw it down | 23-13 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg tips it in | 25-13 |
| 01:24 | UMass | Roger Bobb hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Wadkins | 25-15 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Gamino | 27-15 |
| 00:40 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Steven Curtis snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Kevin Gamino misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-15 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Charles Lamb clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-18 |