| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Derrick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Sax (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Casady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tim Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Galloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | George Derrick inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Mastalski | 30-24 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Al Sax - foul #2 on Al Sax, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | Michael Morton gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Michael Morton is denied on a layup by Gerald Galloway | 30-26 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos tips it home | 32-26 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Kevin Casady comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Kevin Casady can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Michael Morton snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | George Derrick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Richard Anderson makes the shot in the paint | 35-28 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski can't connect on a shot near the basket | 35-28 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Pence | 35-28 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | George Derrick is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on George Derrick, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Philip Gill (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Ernest Papadopoulos, Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Michael Morton, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG) Joseph Pence | |
| 16:01 | Purdue | Philip Gill denies the turnaround by Richard Anderson | 35-28 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Stabler (fresh) SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) SF - Darren Lares (fresh) PF - Philip Gill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Morton (fresh) SG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Kevin Casady steps in front of the Darren Lares pass in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Fellows | 35-28 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale loses the dribble to Kevin Casady in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Kevin Casady banks in the layup | 35-30 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Darren Lares hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Barksdale | 38-30 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Tim Cooper can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Darren Lares grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Darren Lares knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Stabler | 41-30 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Kevin Casady clanks a floater from the right side | 41-30 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Kevin Casady can't tip it in | 41-30 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | George Stabler snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Christopher Morton takes the ball from George Stabler in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | Christopher Morton double dribbles | 41-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Kenneth Mastalski (SG), George Derrick (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Al Sax (C) George Stabler, Anthony Barksdale, Darren Lares, Philip Gill, Stephen Fellows | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG), Joseph Pence (SG), Richard Rounds (SF), James Barta (C) Christopher Morton, Kevin Casady, Tim Cooper, Gerald Galloway | |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | George Derrick misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Steger | 41-30 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | James Barta misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Al Sax - foul #3 on Al Sax, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Steger - foul #4 on David Steger, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Cooper (PG), Kevin Casady (SG), Bob Cole (C) David Steger, Joseph Pence, Richard Anderson | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Mastalski blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Kevin Casady | 43-32 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Michael Morton pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Derrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Sax (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Casady (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barta (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Cole (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Papadopoulos | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses the easy layup | 46-32 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Michael Morton snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Tim Cooper is called for the reach on Michael Morton - foul #2 on Tim Cooper, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Philip Gill (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Ernest Papadopoulos, Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Michael Morton, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Micheal Hodges (PF) Richard Rounds, James Barta | |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Philip Gill is hacked by Bob Cole - foul #1 on Bob Cole, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Anderson (SF), Gerald Galloway (C) Tim Cooper, Bob Cole | |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Darren Lares scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Gill | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Darren Lares grabs the board | 48-32 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Darren Lares comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-32 |
| 09:40 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 48-32 |
| 09:36 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses the shot in the lane | 48-32 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Kevin Casady steps in front of the Darren Lares pass in the backcourt | 48-32 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Kevin Casady hits the finger roll | 48-34 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | Philip Gill comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-34 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joseph Pence | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Richard Anderson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 48-34 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Pence | 48-36 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Philip Gill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Kenneth Mastalski (SG), George Derrick (SF), Michael Morton (C) George Stabler, Anthony Barksdale, Darren Lares, Stephen Fellows | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Richard Rounds (SF), James Barta (PF), Bob Cole (C) Joseph Pence, Richard Anderson, Micheal Hodges, Gerald Galloway | |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Philip Gill makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Philip Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Bob Cole makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on George Derrick - foul #4 on George Derrick, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Sax (C) Philip Gill | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG) Kevin Casady | |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Bob Cole misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Michael Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morton - foul #2 on Christopher Morton, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Ernest Papadopoulos is blocked by Bob Cole | 50-38 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | George Derrick misses the tip | 50-38 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Christopher Morton | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Sax (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Morton (fresh) SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Barta (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Bob Cole is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | George Derrick travels in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Bob Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Morton | 50-38 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 06:25 | Purdue | James Barta gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Richard Rounds can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Al Sax - foul #4 on Al Sax, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Cooper (PG), Richard Anderson (PF), Gerald Galloway (C) Christopher Morton, James Barta, Bob Cole | |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Richard Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 06:07 | Purdue | Richard Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Michael Morton drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Papadopoulos | 52-40 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Stephen Fellows - foul #1 on Stephen Fellows, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Darren Lares (SF) Ernest Papadopoulos, George Derrick | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Micheal Hodges (PF) Richard Rounds, Richard Anderson | |
| 05:26 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Gerald Galloway | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Tim Cooper is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Tim Cooper, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (PG), Philip Gill (PF), Al Sax (C) George Stabler, Michael Morton, Stephen Fellows | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (C) Gerald Galloway | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Steger - foul #5 on David Steger, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Casady (PG), Richard Anderson (PF) David Steger, Micheal Hodges | |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Barksdale | 54-43 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Darren Lares can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Mastalski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Lares (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Gill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Al Sax (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Casady (tiring) 10 pts. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Pence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Barta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Al Sax takes the ball from Tim Cooper | 54-43 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Darren Lares buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Mastalski | 56-43 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | James Barta is hacked by Anthony Barksdale - foul #1 on Anthony Barksdale, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, Al Sax | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Richard Rounds (SF), Bob Cole (C) Kevin Casady, Tim Cooper, Richard Anderson | |
| 02:39 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | James Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | George Stabler is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morton - foul #3 on Christopher Morton, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Hodges (PF) James Barta | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | George Stabler makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | George Stabler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Bob Cole pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | George Stabler is called for the reach on Micheal Hodges - foul #2 on George Stabler, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Fellows | 57-46 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Darren Lares comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bob Cole - foul #2 on Bob Cole, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Darren Lares makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Darren Lares misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Bob Cole drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Pence | 58-48 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | George Stabler grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Philip Gill knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Barksdale | 60-48 |
| 01:12 | Purdue | Joseph Pence travels with the ball | 60-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (PF) Micheal Hodges | |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Bob Cole is called for the reach on Stephen Fellows - foul #3 on Bob Cole, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Purdue | Philip Gill steps in front of the Joseph Pence pass | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Christopher Morton steps in front of the Darren Lares pass | 62-48 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Joseph Pence banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Morton | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | George Stabler runs out the clock | 62-50 |