| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SG - Garf Demski (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) PF - James Swanson (fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) SF - Matthew McKeague (fresh) PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) C - Joshua King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Claude Bradley | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Claude Bradley | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brian Southworth | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew McKeague - foul #1 on Matthew McKeague, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SF) Matthew McKeague | |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Bruce Wheeler is called for the reach on Brian Southworth - foul #1 on Bruce Wheeler, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (SG), Armando Medina (PF), Matthew Youngblood (C) Claude Bradley, Kenneth Howell, Joshua King | |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Holmes - foul #1 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Garf Demski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague (SF) Jeff Holmes | |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Bruce Rosemond (SF) Chris Cunningham, Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Billy Jones and he's hacked by Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Lisenby steps in front of the Armando Medina pass | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds lays it up and in set up by Billy Jones | 8-4 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Sparks | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Thomas Sparks picks off the pass by Brian Bigelow in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) PF - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Wheeler (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew McKeague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Youngblood (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Kenneth Howell (PF), Joshua King (C) Thomas Sparks, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Matthew Youngblood | |
| 15:42 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Garf Demski | 11-8 |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Garf Demski - foul #1 on Garf Demski, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Howell is blocked by Brian Southworth | 11-8 |
| 14:59 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Garf Demski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell tips it in | 13-8 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague is hacked by Brian Southworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Southworth, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina (SF) Matthew McKeague | |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Armando Medina | 13-8 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwayne Lisenby | 13-8 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Claude Bradley | 13-8 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swanson (PF) Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Matthew Youngblood (C) Jeff Holmes, Kenneth Howell, Joshua King | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Claude Bradley | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina is hacked by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Christen (C) Armando Medina | |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | James Christen scores on a jumper near the basket | 13-10 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | James Christen snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | Vanderbilt | James Christen makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Thomas Sparks | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Southworth | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Sparks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Youngblood (fairly fresh) C - James Christen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Mitchell is called for the reach on James Christen - foul #1 on Stephen Mitchell, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Armando Medina (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF), Joshua King (C) Thomas Sparks, Bruce Wheeler, Matthew Youngblood, James Christen | |
| 11:27 | Vanderbilt | Dwayne Lisenby swats the shot by Armando Medina | 16-12 |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brian Bigelow | 16-12 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley is whistled for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Garf Demski is whistled for a carry | 16-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SG) Claude Bradley | |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas | Garf Demski's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Howell | 16-14 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Armando Medina | 16-14 |
| 09:40 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeff Holmes | 16-16 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Garf Demski scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Wheeler | 18-18 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Holmes - foul #2 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), Matthew McKeague (SF), Matthew Youngblood (PF), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Kenneth Howell, Joshua King | |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham loses the dribble to Claude Bradley | 20-18 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 20-20 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is fouled on the floor by Matthew McKeague - foul #2 on Matthew McKeague, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua King (C) Matthew McKeague | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Youngblood (fresh) PF - James Christen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Southworth | 22-20 |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | James Christen is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-20 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Jones and he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF) Matthew Youngblood, James Christen | |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Howell | 24-20 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Billy Jones steps in front of the Claude Bradley pass in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Billy Jones banks in the layup | 26-20 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks's pass is intercepted by Billy Jones in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas | Joshua King steals the ball from Billy Jones | 26-20 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Billy Jones - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Billy Jones, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina (C) Joshua King | |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth misses short on a floater from the right side | 26-22 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Donald Jones tips it in | 28-22 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swanson | 28-22 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 32-25 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Donald Jones picks off the pass by Thomas Sparks in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Brian Bigelow | 34-25 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 03:35 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Southworth (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Swanson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Sparks (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Wheeler (tiring) PF - Kenneth Howell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Armando Medina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Claude Bradley is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #1 on Claude Bradley, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Matthew McKeague (SF), Matthew Youngblood (PF), Joshua King (C) Thomas Sparks, Claude Bradley, Kenneth Howell, Armando Medina | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:46 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Reynolds picks off the pass by Jeff Holmes in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Donald Jones double dribbles | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 01:51 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond is hacked by Jeff Holmes - foul #3 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Claude Bradley (SG), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Bruce Wheeler, Joshua King | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-28 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-28 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-28 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Rosemond | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell buries a floater from the right side | 40-28 |