| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kissell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Kissell | 35-35 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | James Rhymer picks off the pass by Laurence Mozingo | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Erick Riley | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 37-37 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | James Rhymer connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Erick Riley | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Rhymer - foul #1 on James Rhymer, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by John Kissell - foul #2 on John Kissell, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (PF), David Morgan (C) Robert Goss, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Jones | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | James Rhymer loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 41-39 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 41-39 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is intercepted by James Rhymer | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | James Rhymer hits the finger roll | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to David Morgan | 41-41 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Dragan Zurowski - foul #3 on Dragan Zurowski, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Justin Wilson (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Gaspard (C) James Rhymer, John Kissell, Erick Riley, Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Abel | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Edward Johns steals it from Justin Wilson | 42-41 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Harold Payne is called for the reach on Justin Wilson - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott tips it home | 42-43 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses short on a floater from the right block | 42-43 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 13:01 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Piggott, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Goss (C) Edward Sanders, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), John Kissell (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Dragan Zurowski (PF), Andrew Abel (C) Keith Sharp, Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann, Jonathan Piggott, Andrew Gaspard | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Johns and the foul's on John Kissell - foul #3 on John Kissell, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Robert Goss is called for the reach on Erick Riley - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG) Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the contested jumper in the lane set up by John Kissell | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kissell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erick Riley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | James Rhymer's floater is tipped away by Robert Goss | 44-45 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 46-45 |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is hacked by Andrew Abel - foul #1 on Andrew Abel, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Johns, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Laurence Mozingo is blocked by Andrew Abel | 46-45 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski clanks a runner in the lane | 46-45 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Robert Goss (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Justin Wilson (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Gaspard (C) James Rhymer, John Kissell, Erick Riley, Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Abel | |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann throws it down on a nice dish by Andrew Gaspard and he's fouled by Fred Hatfield - foul #2 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski (PF) Jonathan Piggott | |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-48 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 50-48 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 50-48 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Goss | 50-48 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the dunk | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Keith Sharp | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Sharp (fresh) SG - Justin Wilson (fresh) SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Laurence Mozingo is called for the reach on Igor Zellmann - foul #3 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF), David Morgan (C) Edward Sanders, Harold Payne, Robert Goss, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), John Kissell (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Andrew Abel (C) Keith Sharp, Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Gaspard | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is fouled on the floor by Dragan Zurowski - foul #4 on Dragan Zurowski, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Randall Mosquera - foul #5 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | David Morgan grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield double dribbles | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard (PF) Dragan Zurowski | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Erick Riley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edward Johns | 50-49 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Abel - foul #2 on Andrew Abel, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Gaspard | 51-49 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Payne - foul #4 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Edward Johns, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Erick Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Robert Goss blocks the short jumper by Andrew Abel | 54-50 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Erick Riley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Fred Hatfield | 54-50 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 54-50 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Kissell and he's hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Edward Johns (SF), David Morgan (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Justin Wilson (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Dragan Zurowski (PF) James Rhymer, John Kissell, Erick Riley, Andrew Abel | |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Igor Zellmann - foul #2 on Igor Zellmann, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (C) Andrew Gaspard | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dragan Zurowski | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Wilson (fresh) SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Sanders | 57-55 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Sharp | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Morgan | 59-57 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), John Kissell (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Andrew Abel (C) Keith Sharp, Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann, Jonathan Piggott | |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | James Rhymer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Harold Payne gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | John Kissell swats the short shot by Laurence Mozingo | 59-57 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't tip it in | 59-57 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the contested driving attempt from the right block | 59-59 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | Robert Goss is called for the reach on James Rhymer - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | James Rhymer misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo slams it home | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | 3 seconds is called on John Kissell | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | John Kissell is called for the reach on Harold Payne in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Kissell, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | John Kissell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dragan Zurowski | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | John Kissell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The clock runs out | 62-59 |