| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ray Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Maloney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Kugler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Maloney | 28-41 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 30-41 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Cunningham - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 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 | South Carolina | | |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond clanks a floater from the left side | 30-42 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | John Maloney pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dwayne Lisenby - foul #1 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Maloney | 30-45 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Brian Bigelow is called for the reach on Ray Little - foul #3 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| 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 | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG), William Haldeman (SF) Ray Little, John Maloney, Fred Peterson | |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Don Batten and he's hacked by Garf Demski - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter (PF) Daniel Levinthal | |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Alan Bell makes the free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is hacked by Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Bell, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG) Alan Bell | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | William Haldeman picks off the pass by Stephen Mitchell | 30-48 |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Glen Brown banks in the layup set up by William Haldeman | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Haldeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Vetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is hacked by Stephen Vetter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (SG), Lee Kugler (C) Glen Brown, Dennis Barker | |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Stephen Vetter takes the ball from Chris Cunningham | 30-50 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler loses the dribble to Brian Southworth | 30-50 |
| 14:58 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Garf Demski tips it home | 32-50 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina | Don Batten hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Alan Bell | 32-53 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the easy layup | 32-53 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth tips it back up and in | 34-53 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler can't connect on a floater near the basket | 34-53 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | James Swanson snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Lee Kugler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Kugler, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Garf Demski, Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Alan Bell, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Donald Jones scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Southworth | 36-53 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | William Haldeman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | James Swanson gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | James Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 36-53 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Haldeman | 36-53 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Brian Southworth steps in front of the Don Batten pass in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | William Haldeman steals the ball from Chris Cunningham | 36-53 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Glen Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Haldeman | 36-56 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-56 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Levinthal | 36-56 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina | Chris Cunningham steps in front of the Glen Brown pass | 36-56 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson lays it up and in set up by Chris Cunningham | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Brian Southworth (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Swanson (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Brown (tiring) 5 pts. SF - William Haldeman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Barker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Haldeman | 38-58 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Stephen Mitchell (C) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), John Maloney (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, Glen Brown, William Haldeman, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-58 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell tips it back up and in | 40-58 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Ray Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the offensive board | 40-58 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Rosemond - foul #2 on Bruce Rosemond, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Brooks (SF) Fred Peterson | |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by Richard Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Billy Jones steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-58 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Ellis Reynolds - foul #1 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #6 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwayne Lisenby | 42-61 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | Ray Little drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lee Kugler | 42-63 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 42-63 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Vetter | 42-63 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | John Maloney is fouled on the floor by Billy Jones - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| 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 | South Carolina | William Haldeman (PG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Dennis Barker (C) Ray Little, Richard Brooks, Stephen Vetter, Lee Kugler | |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-63 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | William Haldeman tips it home | 42-65 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #8 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (SG) John Maloney | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-65 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Garf Demski pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the board | 42-65 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the lay-in | 42-65 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Southworth (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Swanson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Mitchell (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Haldeman (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Barker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Arkansas | James Swanson lays it up and in | 44-65 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Haldeman | 44-67 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson blows the wide open layup | 47-67 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | James Swanson gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Dennis Barker denies the turnaround by Stephen Mitchell | 47-67 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | William Haldeman gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 47-67 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Garf Demski grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Barker - foul #2 on Dennis Barker, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Bruce Rosemond (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), John Maloney (SG), Don Batten (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF), Lee Kugler (C) William Haldeman, Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal, Dennis Barker | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | John Maloney is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Billy Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Rosemond | 50-67 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Kugler, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) Stephen Mitchell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vetter - foul #4 on Stephen Vetter, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | John Maloney is hacked by Ellis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | John Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | John Maloney misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ellis Reynolds | 52-68 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-68 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | John Maloney grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Bruce Rosemond is called for the reach on Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Rosemond, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Brooks (SF), Dennis Barker (C) Ray Little, Lee Kugler | |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Don Batten takes the ball from Brian Bigelow in the backcourt | 52-70 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the lay-in | 52-70 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter tips it in | 52-72 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby tips it but misses | 52-72 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Richard Brooks grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Maloney | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brian Bigelow | 54-74 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Jones (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Rosemond (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ellis Reynolds (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Maloney (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Vetter (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis Barker (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Don Batten connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Maloney | 54-77 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Billy Jones | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-77 |
| 02:16 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by John Maloney - foul #1 on John Maloney, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ray Little (PG), Glen Brown (SG), William Haldeman (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Lee Kugler (C) Don Batten, John Maloney, Richard Brooks, Stephen Vetter, Dennis Barker | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-77 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Daniel Levinthal - foul #2 on Daniel Levinthal, team foul #9 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Stephen Mitchell (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Maloney (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Stephen Vetter (PF) Glen Brown, William Haldeman, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-77 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Stephen Vetter grabs the offensive board | 61-77 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Ray Little buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | Garf Demski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-79 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Lee Kugler grabs the board | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-79 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Stephen Mitchell drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Garf Demski | 63-79 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | John Maloney makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-81 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Garf Demski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-81 |
| 00:09 | South Carolina | Ray Little snags the defensive board | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Ray Little runs out the clock | 63-81 |