| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Garling (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Damico (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackie Black (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shoffner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Erick Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Erick Riley inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Arkansas | James Shoffner throws it down | 33-38 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | William Damico clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Mark Garling hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | James Shoffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 18:57 | San Diego State | James Shoffner steals it from Charles Collins in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 35-38 |
| 18:29 | San Diego State | Dwain Harris steals it from Jackie Black | 35-38 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas | James Shoffner's dunk attempt is rejected by Jackie Black | 35-38 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris tips it home | 35-40 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Charles Collins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Garling | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | James Shoffner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Jackie Black pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Charles Collins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 17:21 | San Diego State | Michael Cross snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | San Diego State | Charles Collins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwain Harris | 38-40 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | The short jumper by James Shoffner is denied by Michael Cross | 38-40 |
| 16:48 | San Diego State | Jackie Black snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:35 | San Diego State | Jackie Black misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-40 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Scott (SF), Andrew Frasure (C) William Damico, Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (SG), Andre Remley (SF), Igor Zellmann (PF), Andrew Abel (C) Justin Wilson, Erick Riley, Dwain Harris, Dragan Zurowski | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Collins and he's hacked by Andre Remley - foul #2 on Andre Remley, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 16:17 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | James Shoffner clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Scott - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Jackie Black snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:45 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Frasure | 43-42 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Garling (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Scott (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jackie Black (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Frasure (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shoffner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Rhymer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andre Remley (fresh) PF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses the lay-in | 43-42 |
| 15:29 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Rhymer | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | San Diego State | Jackie Black knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | James Shoffner buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:27 | San Diego State | Charles Collins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Garling | 52-46 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Jackie Black grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 14:02 | San Diego State | Mark Garling comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Andre Remley grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | James Rhymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), William Damico (SF), David New (PF), Michael Cross (C) Charles Collins, Dennis Scott, Jackie Black, Andrew Frasure | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Mayberry (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Dwain Harris (PF), Dragan Zurowski (C) James Rhymer, Andre Remley, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Abel | |
| 13:13 | San Diego State | James Shoffner takes the ball from Michael Cross | 52-46 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | George Mayberry banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Shoffner | 52-48 |
| 12:59 | San Diego State | William Damico makes the 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is fouled on the floor by David New - foul #1 on David New, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG), John Dominy (SG) Joseph Stephenson, Mark Garling | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | William Damico's pass is intercepted by Erick Riley | 55-50 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Erick Riley slams it home | 55-52 |
| 11:47 | San Diego State | Michael Cross misses the driving attempt in the lane | 55-52 |
| 11:45 | San Diego State | David New grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) SF - William Damico (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David New (fresh) C - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shoffner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwain Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | San Diego State | Charles Collins misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dragan Zurowski | 55-52 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Mark Garling (SG), Dennis Scott (SF), Jackie Black (PF), Andrew Frasure (C) Charles Collins, John Dominy, William Damico, David New, Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), Andre Remley (SF), Andrew Abel (C) James Shoffner, Erick Riley, Dragan Zurowski | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Abel - foul #2 on Andrew Abel, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann (PF) Dwain Harris | |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 10:38 | San Diego State | Mark Garling gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Mark Garling makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Frasure | 59-52 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | James Rhymer buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Igor Zellmann | 59-54 |
| 10:05 | San Diego State | Mark Garling can't finish the layup | 59-54 |
| 10:03 | San Diego State | Mark Garling can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann lays it up and in and the foul's on Andrew Frasure - foul #1 on Andrew Frasure, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG), William Damico (SF) Joseph Stephenson, Andrew Frasure | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Wilson (SG), Dwain Harris (PF), Dragan Zurowski (C) George Mayberry, Andre Remley, Andrew Abel | |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:49 | San Diego State | Mark Garling misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | Jackie Black gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:35 | San Diego State | Igor Zellmann blocks the short jumper by Dennis Scott | 59-57 |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | James Rhymer is fouled on the floor by Jackie Black - foul #3 on Jackie Black, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG) Mark Garling | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erick Riley (SF) Igor Zellmann | |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Justin Wilson | 59-59 |
| 08:41 | San Diego State | William Damico is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Damico, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Stark (SF), Andrew Frasure (C) William Damico, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shoffner (PG), George Mayberry (SG) James Rhymer, Justin Wilson | |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Jackie Black steals the ball from Dragan Zurowski | 59-59 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | Charles Collins makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-59 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | James Shoffner is hacked by Andrew Frasure - foul #2 on Andrew Frasure, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson (PG), Mark Garling (SG), Michael Cross (C) Charles Collins, John Dominy, Andrew Frasure | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andre Remley (SF), Igor Zellmann (PF), Andrew Abel (C) Erick Riley, Dwain Harris, Dragan Zurowski | |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Michael Cross hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-61 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel grabs the board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Stephenson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Garling (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) PF - Jackie Black (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Cross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shoffner (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andre Remley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | George Mayberry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Jackie Black grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Jackie Black's pass is intercepted by Igor Zellmann | 62-61 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas | James Shoffner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | Michael Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 62-64 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | James Shoffner comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Michael Cross gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Joseph Stephenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-64 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Collins (PG), William Damico (SF), Dennis Scott (PF) Joseph Stephenson, Ronald Stark, Jackie Black | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erick Riley (SF), Dwain Harris (PF), Dragan Zurowski (C) Andre Remley, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Abel | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | James Shoffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dwain Harris - foul #2 on Dwain Harris, team foul #3 | 64-64 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure (C) Michael Cross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Scott misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris is fouled on the floor by Dennis Scott - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:33 | San Diego State | Charles Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dwain Harris | 64-68 |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | The jumper by Dennis Scott is denied by Erick Riley | 64-68 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | James Shoffner gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | George Mayberry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure misses the dunk attempt | 64-68 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | George Mayberry misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Andrew Frasure grabs the board | 64-68 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Garling (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Damico (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Frasure (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shoffner (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwain Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | William Damico is fouled on the floor by Dwain Harris - foul #3 on Dwain Harris, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF), Jackie Black (PF), Michael Cross (C) Mark Garling, William Damico, Dennis Scott, Andrew Frasure | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andre Remley (SF), Igor Zellmann (PF), Andrew Abel (C) Erick Riley, Dwain Harris, Dragan Zurowski | |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | Charles Collins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | James Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Garling (SG), William Damico (SF) John Dominy, Ronald Stark | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erick Riley (SF), Dwain Harris (PF), Dragan Zurowski (C) Andre Remley, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Abel | |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Mark Garling scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Damico | 69-68 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Mayberry | 69-70 |
| 02:02 | San Diego State | Erick Riley is called for the reach on Mark Garling - foul #1 on Erick Riley, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | Jackie Black can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Dwain Harris - foul #4 on Dwain Harris, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | Jackie Black misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | Jackie Black makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:54 | San Diego State | Jackie Black makes the 3rd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | James Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | William Damico hits a shot from the right side | 73-72 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas | George Mayberry misses long on a runner in the paint | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | San Diego State | Jackie Black gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:00 | San Diego State | William Damico hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Erick Riley snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jackie Black - foul #4 on Jackie Black, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | James Shoffner misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | James Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Michael Cross clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dragan Zurowski - foul #2 on Dragan Zurowski, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Michael Cross makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Michael Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwain Harris | 74-73 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | George Mayberry hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Mark Garling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Mark Garling is called for the reach on Dragan Zurowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Garling, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:09 | San Diego State | Michael Cross's pass is intercepted by Erick Riley | 74-76 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris is hacked by Charles Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Collins, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Dwain Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Jackie Black grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Jackie Black is hacked by Dragan Zurowski - foul #3 on Dragan Zurowski, team foul #8 | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Jackie Black misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski gets the rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Collins - foul #2 on Charles Collins, team foul #13 | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | William Damico comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-78 |