| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Collins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Sax (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | George Collins is fouled on the floor by George Derrick - foul #3 on George Derrick, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Gill (SF) George Derrick | |
| 19:25 | Houston | George Collins drills a jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:57 | Houston | George Collins misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Mastalski - foul #1 on Kenneth Mastalski, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| 18:57 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:57 | Houston | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Philip Gill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 29-32 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Michael Morton tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Al Sax - foul #1 on Al Sax, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Al Sax can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #2 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Al Sax makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Al Sax misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Stephen Fellows (C) Kenneth Mastalski, Al Sax | |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-35 |
| 17:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Carpenter | 31-35 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Frank Gaskins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Morton | 31-35 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Gary Carpenter is called for the reach on Ernest Papadopoulos - foul #3 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) Frank Gaskins, George Collins, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG) Ernest Papadopoulos | |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale's pass is intercepted by John Ayres | 31-35 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Philip Gill | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) SG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Stabler (fresh) SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Gill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Morton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Stabler and the foul's on Arlie Bowlby - foul #1 on Arlie Bowlby, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (PG), George Derrick (SF), Al Sax (PF) George Stabler, Philip Gill, Michael Morton | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Dwain Williams's layup is rejected by Al Sax | 31-38 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Fellows | 31-38 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski is hacked by Frank Gaskins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Houston | George Collins (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) John Ayres, Dwain Williams, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG) Anthony Barksdale | |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows hits the finger roll | 31-40 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Al Sax - foul #2 on Al Sax, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Darren Lares (PF) Stephen Fellows | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 3rd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Darren Lares travels with the ball | 33-40 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Gary Carpenter scores on a floater in the paint set up by Howard Kirk | 35-40 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Darren Lares | 35-42 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski connects on the floater from the left block | 37-42 |
| 12:39 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski lays it in set up by Ernest Papadopoulos | 37-44 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Darren Lares - foul #4 on Darren Lares, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Howard Kirk, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG), Anthony Barksdale (SG), Philip Gill (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Ernest Papadopoulos, Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Darren Lares, Al Sax | |
| 11:54 | Houston | Stephen Fellows picks off the pass by Ricky Kelly | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 37-44 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Tracy Alers snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) SG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Stabler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Fellows (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Ayres | 40-44 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Michael Morton is called for a backcourt violation | 40-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF) Ricky Kelly, John Ayres | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), Kenneth Mastalski (SG), George Derrick (SF) George Stabler, Anthony Barksdale, Michael Morton | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski double dribbles | 40-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-44 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-44 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Derrick and he's hacked by Gary Carpenter - foul #4 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale (SG), Michael Morton (PF) Kenneth Mastalski, Philip Gill | |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF) George Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Sax (C) Stephen Fellows | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Kirk | 43-46 |
| 08:09 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 08:08 | Arkansas | George Derrick grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | George Derrick connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Ernest Papadopoulos | 43-48 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Frank Gaskins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Al Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) C - Arlie Bowlby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Papadopoulos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Derrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Sax (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | George Derrick misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Frank Gaskins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 06:43 | Houston | John Ayres misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | George Derrick pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | George Derrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Michael Morton misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Frank Gaskins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits a 3 from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Al Sax | 46-51 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Frank Gaskins, John Ayres, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski (PG), Darren Lares (SF), Philip Gill (PF) Ernest Papadopoulos, George Derrick, Michael Morton | |
| 05:08 | Houston | George Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:35 | Houston | George Collins grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:07 | Houston | George Collins makes the driving attempt from close range | 48-51 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Lares | 48-54 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Kenneth Mastalski picks off the pass by Tracy Alers | 48-54 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Kenneth Mastalski lays it in | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fairly fresh) SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Mastalski (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Barksdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Lares (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Philip Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Sax (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Houston | George Collins can't throw it down | 48-56 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Anthony Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos (PG), George Derrick (SF), Michael Morton (PF), Stephen Fellows (C) Anthony Barksdale, Darren Lares, Philip Gill, Al Sax | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Papadopoulos loses the ball out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:36 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-56 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | George Derrick gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Michael Morton clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 48-56 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Gary Carpenter snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Ernest Papadopoulos picks off the pass by Frank Gaskins | 48-56 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Michael Morton hits the finger roll set up by Ernest Papadopoulos | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:37 | Houston | George Collins misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Frank Gaskins is called for the reach on Stephen Fellows in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Coakley (PG), Anthony Barksdale (SG), Darren Lares (SF), Philip Gill (PF) Ernest Papadopoulos, Kenneth Mastalski, George Derrick, Michael Morton | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arlie Bowlby | 48-58 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Ricky Kelly is called for the reach on Stephen Fellows in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Fellows makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-60 |
| 00:56 | Houston | John Ayres tips it but misses | 48-60 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Philip Gill grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Philip Gill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Kirk - foul #1 on Howard Kirk, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Stabler (PG) Donald Coakley | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Philip Gill misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Philip Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 3 from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | George Stabler runs out the clock | 51-61 |