| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Metcalf | 31-32 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Garf Demski - foul #1 on Garf Demski, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Metcalf - foul #3 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Alabama | Barry Marsala (C) Paul Metcalf | |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:31 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:06 | Alabama | Marco Russo can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Marco Russo takes the ball from Chris Cunningham | 31-37 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Barry Marsala's layup is rejected by James Swanson | 31-37 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Alabama | Barry Marsala can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 17:07 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | James Swanson is fouled on the floor by Barry Marsala - foul #1 on Barry Marsala, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Billy Jones, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), George Poland (PF) Robert Osborne, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Rafael Martinez | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Charles Moses takes the ball from Garf Demski | 31-39 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Steven Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Garf Demski connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 33-39 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Steven Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond (SF) Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Metcalf (C) Barry Marsala | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Poland (fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), James Swanson (PF) Brian Bigelow, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle is hacked by Bruce Rosemond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Rosemond, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Brian Southworth (SF) Garf Demski, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:17 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell (C) Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerome Smith (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Rafael Martinez (PF) Charles Moses, Steven Brown, George Poland | |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle banks in the wide open layup | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Rafael Martinez denies the turnaround by Brian Southworth | 35-41 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Marco Russo (SF) Jerome Smith, Robert Lavalle | |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 37-41 |
| 14:22 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Robert Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Louis Fox - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Billy Jones, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SG), Barry Marsala (PF) Louis Fox, Rafael Martinez | |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is hacked by Paul Metcalf - foul #4 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Poland (PF) Paul Metcalf | |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | George Poland steals it from Dwayne Lisenby | 37-41 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Robert Osborne is fouled on the floor by Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF) Robert Osborne, Steven Brown, Marco Russo | |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Charles Moses hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 39-41 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Louis Fox is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (PF) George Poland | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Louis Fox is called for the reach on Billy Jones - foul #2 on Louis Fox, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Robert Osborne (C) Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, Barry Marsala | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) PF - James Swanson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Marco Russo knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Osborne and he's fouled by Dwayne Lisenby - foul #1 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Charles Moses, Rafael Martinez | |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 10:58 | Alabama | Barry Marsala snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Robert Osborne makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Brian Southworth - foul #2 on Brian Southworth, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Chris Cunningham, Billy Jones, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), George Poland (PF) Steven Brown, Marco Russo | |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Robert Osborne makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | Robert Osborne grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 10:22 | Alabama | Brian Bigelow is called for the reach on Robert Osborne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerome Smith (PG) Robert Osborne | |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Jerome Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 09:56 | Alabama | Barry Marsala tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 43-49 |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Lavalle - foul #3 on Robert Lavalle, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Brian Southworth, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Robert Osborne (C) Jerome Smith, Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, George Poland, Barry Marsala | |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Robert Osborne double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Southworth (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Swanson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Osborne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Brian Southworth steps in front of the Marco Russo pass | 45-49 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the shot from the left wing set up by Chris Cunningham | 47-49 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Marco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jerome Smith (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), George Poland (PF), Paul Metcalf (C) Charles Moses, Steven Brown, Marco Russo, Rafael Martinez, Robert Osborne | |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Robert Lavalle steals the ball from Brian Bigelow | 47-49 |
| 06:44 | Alabama | Bruce Rosemond steals it from George Poland in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow lays it up and in set up by Bruce Rosemond | 49-49 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Brian Bigelow is called for the reach on Paul Metcalf - foul #3 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (PF) James Swanson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | Jerome Smith gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Dwayne Lisenby is called for the reach on Paul Metcalf - foul #2 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF) Robert Lavalle, George Poland | |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), James Swanson (PF) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG) Jerome Smith | |
| 05:06 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 04:42 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf connects on the floater from the right block and he's hacked by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Moses (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Barry Marsala (PF) Robert Osborne, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Rafael Martinez | |
| 04:23 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruce Rosemond | 51-53 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Charles Moses is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Bigelow - foul #4 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Poland (PF) Paul Metcalf | |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Charles Moses misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Charles Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Mitchell | 51-53 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 51-53 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Barry Marsala snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Steven Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Barry Marsala is called for the reach on Stephen Mitchell - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), James Swanson (PF) Brian Bigelow, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - James Swanson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Moses (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Poland (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | The jump hook by Steven Brown is blocked by Bruce Rosemond | 53-53 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swanson | 53-53 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Barry Marsala - foul #3 on Barry Marsala, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF) Charles Moses, Steven Brown, Robert Lavalle, George Poland | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Barry Marsala gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Osborne | 54-56 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Rafael Martinez steals the ball from Brian Southworth | 54-56 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Louis Fox hits the finger roll set up by Marco Russo | 54-58 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Robert Osborne is called for the reach on Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Robert Osborne, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Metcalf (C) Barry Marsala | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Robert Osborne loses the dribble to Chris Cunningham in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski knocks in the floater from the left side | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the shot from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Garf Demski loses the dribble to Louis Fox | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Louis Fox is hacked by Garf Demski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (PF) Rafael Martinez | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-62 |