| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) SG - Bert Warren (fresh) SF - Paul Adams (fresh) PF - John Wood (fresh) C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Matthew Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Daugherty (fresh) SF - Richard Roberson (fresh) PF - Michael Zaxas (fresh) C - Richard Bottoms (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Missouri State | Bert Warren can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Missouri State | John Wood tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jimmy Dodson swats the short shot by Michael Zaxas | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Marshall - foul #1 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Richard Bottoms denies the turnaround by John Wood | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | John Wood hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Jeffrey Heaney is called for the reach on Robert Daugherty - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Marshall | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Bert Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wood | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Adams | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Wood picks off the pass by Richard Bottoms | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson misses the jumper from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dodson | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | Bert Warren drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Roberson | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | John Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Richard Bottoms | 9-4 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Zaxas, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer (SG), Vernon Sander (SF), Joey Puzinski (PF), Frank Boone (C) Robert Daugherty, Richard Roberson, Michael Zaxas, Richard Bottoms | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Matthew Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Romer (fresh) SF - Vernon Sander (fresh) PF - Joey Puzinski (fresh) C - Frank Boone (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Matthew Marshall is called for the reach on James Roberts - foul #2 on Matthew Marshall, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley (PG) Matthew Marshall | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling is hacked by Stephen McAuley - foul #1 on Stephen McAuley, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| 15:20 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling scores on a 3 from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Larry McMurdo - foul #1 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson (SF), Michael Zaxas (PF), Richard Bottoms (C) Vernon Sander, Joey Puzinski, Frank Boone | |
| 14:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling is fouled on the floor by Victor Romer - foul #1 on Victor Romer, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty (SG) Victor Romer | |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Michael Zaxas steps in front of the Paul Adams pass | 12-6 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Leroy Gilchrist picks off the pass by Stephen McAuley | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Shawn Dorsey is called for the reach on Michael Zaxas - foul #1 on Shawn Dorsey, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-6 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | John Wood gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | John Wood blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Bottoms - foul #1 on Richard Bottoms, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander (PF), Joey Puzinski (C) Michael Zaxas, Richard Bottoms | |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | John Wood makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | John Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #2 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG) Jeffrey Heaney | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer (SF) Richard Roberson | |
| 12:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Puzinski | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Paul Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Gilchrist | 16-9 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski misses the easy layup | 16-9 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 11:55 | Missouri State | John Wood clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Stephen McAuley (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Daugherty (fresh) SF - Victor Romer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Sander (fresh) C - Joey Puzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander double dribbles | 16-11 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (C) Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits (PG), Richard Roberson (SF), Michael Zaxas (PF), Richard Bottoms (C) Stephen McAuley, Robert Daugherty, Vernon Sander, Joey Puzinski | |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bert Warren | 19-11 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Victor Romer | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling blows the layup | 19-14 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Shawn Dorsey - foul #2 on Shawn Dorsey, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), James Roberts (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Bert Warren, Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley (PG), Robert Daugherty (SG) James Waits, Victor Romer | |
| 10:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-17 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Michael Zaxas | 19-17 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Larry McMurdo steals it from Richard Roberson | 19-17 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Michael Zaxas swats the dunk try by James Roberts | 19-17 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Wood swats the short shot by Stephen McAuley | 21-17 |
| 08:15 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 08:02 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | John Wood gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | James Roberts is hacked by Richard Bottoms - foul #2 on Richard Bottoms, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), Stephen Lee (PF) Theodore Havens, Larry McMurdo, Laurence Starling, John Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits (PG), Victor Romer (SG), Vernon Sander (SF), Joey Puzinski (PF), Frank Boone (C) Stephen McAuley, Robert Daugherty, Richard Roberson, Michael Zaxas, Richard Bottoms | |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:42 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Frank Boone | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Lee (fresh) C - James Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - James Waits (fresh) SG - Victor Romer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vernon Sander (fresh) PF - Joey Puzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Boone (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Paul Adams steals it from Frank Boone | 22-17 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 07:07 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | James Waits comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | James Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Gilchrist | 25-17 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 25-17 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Romer grabs the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty (SG) Victor Romer | |
| 06:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Frank Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:05 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Adams | 27-18 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander misses long on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #7 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Laurence Starling (PF) Stephen Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley (PG), Richard Roberson (SF), Michael Zaxas (PF) James Waits, Frank Boone, Joey Puzinski | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander makes the 3rd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling jams it | 29-21 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Roberson | 29-24 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Paul Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | 3 seconds is called on Bert Warren | 29-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo (SG), John Wood (PF) Bert Warren, Laurence Starling | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Joey Puzinski (C) Vernon Sander | |
| 04:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Roberson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Stephen McAuley | 29-26 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Adams drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Dodson | 31-26 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Daugherty | 31-28 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | John Wood scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) SF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Stephen McAuley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Daugherty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Roberson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Zaxas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Puzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stephen McAuley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | John Wood is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Paul Adams, Jimmy Dodson | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Marshall (PG), Victor Romer (SG), Vernon Sander (SF), Richard Bottoms (C) Stephen McAuley, Robert Daugherty, Richard Roberson, Michael Zaxas | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Matthew Marshall makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Bottoms | 33-32 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander misses long on a floater near the basket | 33-32 |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 02:03 | Missouri State | Victor Romer takes the ball from Laurence Starling | 33-32 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Vernon Sander throws it down on a great pass from Victor Romer | 33-34 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling is fouled on the floor by Vernon Sander - foul #1 on Vernon Sander, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Adams (SF) Shawn Dorsey | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty (SG), Richard Roberson (SF) Victor Romer, Joey Puzinski | |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #1 on Bert Warren, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson (C) John Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Zaxas (PF) Vernon Sander | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:16 | Missouri State | Paul Adams scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Heaney | 37-36 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Bottoms can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-36 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 37-36 |
| 00:31 | Missouri State | Bert Warren clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 00:29 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Daugherty misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-36 |