| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) SF - James Swinehart (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Louis Stratton and the foul's on James Swinehart - foul #1 on James Swinehart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses short on a runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses badly on a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang drills a jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Magnuson | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Stanley Carnahan is called for the reach on Edmund Chang - foul #1 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Daniel Magnuson | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a shot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Steven Mayle blocks the short jumper by Stanley Carnahan | 4-4 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas | James Swinehart grabs the board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Swinehart (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:30 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Louis Stratton - foul #1 on Louis Stratton, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) James Swinehart, Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Theodore McClintock | 6-5 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | Willie Green clanks a runner from close range | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Theodore McClintock | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Stanley Carnahan is called for the reach on Christopher Dedrick - foul #2 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Michael Pugliese (PF) Louis Stratton, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Daniel Magnuson, Edmund Chang, Tibor Zais, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 13:24 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre can't tip it in | 6-5 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Mayle | 6-5 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa knocks in the floater from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett lays it up and in | 8-7 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Robert Muszynski steals the ball from Steven Mayle | 8-7 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Dikembe Ahmadi steals the ball from David Libbey | 8-7 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is intercepted by David Libbey in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Michael Pugliese is blocked by Steven Mayle | 8-7 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pugliese (fresh) C - Robert Muszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) SF - James Swinehart (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Theodore McClintock - foul #1 on Theodore McClintock, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Frederick Titus (C) David Libbey, Theodore McClintock, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Edmund Chang (SG) Dikembe Ahmadi, Michael Beaupre | |
| 11:51 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Steven Mayle swats the short shot by Michael Pugliese | 8-10 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swinehart | 8-10 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | James Swinehart steps in front of the Michael Pugliese pass | 8-10 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) James Swinehart, Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin comes up short on the floater from the right block | 8-10 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus tips it home | 10-10 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Frederick Titus is called for the reach on Willie Green - foul #1 on Frederick Titus, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:09 | Arkansas | Willie Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses the shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Theodore McClintock steals it from Christopher Dedrick | 10-10 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Michael Pugliese (PF) Louis Stratton, Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Edmund Chang, Tibor Zais, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 10-10 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | James Swinehart tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pugliese (fresh) C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) SF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese is fouled on the floor by Michael Beaupre - foul #1 on Michael Beaupre, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF), Frederick Titus (C) Theodore McClintock, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG) Daniel Magnuson | |
| 07:06 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 06:26 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle scores on a runner in the lane | 10-14 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus double dribbles | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) David Libbey, Bernard Moffett, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Edmund Chang (SG) Dikembe Ahmadi, Michael Beaupre | |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the dunk | 10-14 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edmund Chang - foul #1 on Edmund Chang, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG) Boris Zanchez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Magnuson | 12-17 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-17 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock tips it home | 14-17 |
| 04:18 | Arkansas | Willie Green misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Daniel Magnuson is called for the reach on Louis Stratton - foul #1 on Daniel Magnuson, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Frederick Titus (C) Theodore McClintock, Michael Pugliese, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) James Swinehart, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 03:48 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) SG - Louis Stratton (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zanchez (fresh) PF - Ryan Bourgoin (fresh) C - Frederick Titus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Daniel Magnuson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edmund Chang (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Alvaro Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-17 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Alvaro Costa tips it in | 14-19 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Alvaro Costa steps in front of the David Libbey pass | 14-19 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Stratton - foul #2 on Louis Stratton, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF) David Libbey, Louis Stratton, Ryan Bourgoin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Edmund Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle banks in the layup | 14-23 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Edmund Chang - foul #2 on Edmund Chang, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski (C) Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), James Swinehart (SF), Christopher Dedrick (PF), Willie Green (C) Daniel Magnuson, Edmund Chang, Tibor Zais, Alvaro Costa, Steven Mayle | |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas | Willie Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG) Boris Zanchez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock dunks the ball on a great pass from David Libbey | 19-23 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Willie Green loses the dribble to Stanley Carnahan | 19-23 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Willie Green - foul #1 on Willie Green, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Magnuson (PG), Alvaro Costa (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Christopher Dedrick, Willie Green | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | David Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle is fouled on the floor by Robert Muszynski - foul #1 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Chang (SG) Michael Beaupre | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | David Libbey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 20-25 |