| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) SG - Gene Cox (fresh) SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (fresh) SG - Nathan Cochran (fresh) SF - James London (fresh) PF - Leonard Bluestein (fresh) C - Jason White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses short on a jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing hits a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran misses the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Jason White grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dmitry Ziesman | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Cochran - foul #1 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Crockett | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas | Albert Griffing is called for the reach on Jason White - foul #1 on Albert Griffing, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | James London misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jamie Crockett is denied by Leonard Bluestein | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Jason White pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | James London knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Cochran | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gene Cox | 8-5 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | James London travels with the ball | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James London (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Bluestein (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Cochran - foul #2 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (C) Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julian Salter (SG) Nathan Cochran | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner (PF), David Hilt (C) Leonard Bluestein, Jason White | |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses the floater from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Charles Pringle (SF) Dmitry Ziesman, James London | |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Julian Salter travels with the ball | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Jamie Crockett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-5 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gregory Bremner | 8-5 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Robert Lucus is called for the reach on Charles Pringle - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein (PF) Gregory Bremner | |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), James London (SF), Jason White (C) Sam Ragsdale, Charles Pringle, David Hilt | |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 8-5 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jason White | 8-5 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman loses the dribble to Jamie Crockett | 8-5 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason White and he's fouled by Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Hilt (C) Julian Salter, James London, Leonard Bluestein, Jason White | |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Pringle - foul #1 on Charles Pringle, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG) Dmitry Ziesman | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale loses the dribble to Daniel Phillips | 9-8 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SG), James Murphy (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Jamie Crockett, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julian Salter (SG), James London (SF), Leonard Bluestein (PF) Earl Bouffard, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Julian Salter (fresh) SF - James London (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Bluestein (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hilt (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | James Murphy denies the turnaround by Leonard Bluestein | 9-8 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Julian Salter hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes's fadeaway is rejected by James London | 9-10 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus's pass is intercepted by Julian Salter | 9-10 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 9-10 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | James London tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by James London in the backcourt - foul #1 on James London, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), Gene Cox (SG), Daniel Phillips (PF) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Earl Bouffard (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF), Jason White (C) Sam Ragsdale, Julian Salter, James London, Leonard Bluestein, David Hilt | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is open but misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Charles Pringle | 9-12 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Jason White misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Earl Bouffard - foul #1 on Earl Bouffard, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Albert Griffing swats the short shot by Jason White | 12-12 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle misses the tip | 12-12 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gene Cox | 14-12 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips blows the dunk but the foul's on Earl Bouffard - foul #2 on Earl Bouffard, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Jamie Crockett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Julian Salter (SG), James London (SF), Leonard Bluestein (PF), Gregory Hern (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Earl Bouffard, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, Jason White | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | James London clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | James London makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas | James London makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sam Ragsdale - foul #1 on Sam Ragsdale, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), Willie Jackson (SF) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Hilt (C) Gregory Hern | |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | David Hilt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Albert Griffing - foul #2 on Albert Griffing, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Matthew Larson, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | David Hilt makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 07:36 | Arkansas | David Hilt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Julian Salter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James London (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Bluestein (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hilt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Bluestein - foul #1 on Leonard Bluestein, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein banks in the layup set up by David Hilt and he's hacked by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG) Willie Jackson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Charles Pringle (SF), Jason White (C) Sam Ragsdale, James London, David Hilt | |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Julian Salter picks off the pass by Jesse Weekes | 20-19 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Jamie Crockett, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner (PF), Gregory Hern (C) Leonard Bluestein, Jason White | |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Julian Salter hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Phillips | 22-21 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Griffing - foul #3 on Albert Griffing, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), James Murphy (PF), Jesse Weekes (C) Matthew Larson, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), James London (SF), David Hilt (PF), Jason White (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, Gregory Hern | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Julian Salter makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses badly on a shot in the paint | 22-22 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James London | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cox (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Julian Salter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James London (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hilt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | James London is hacked by Robert Lucus - foul #2 on Robert Lucus, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), Leonard Bluestein (PF) Julian Salter, David Hilt | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | James London makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | James London misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | James London misses the easy layup | 22-23 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Jason White tips it in | 22-25 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein buries a runner from the left block | 24-27 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Gene Cox drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | James London can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Leonard Bluestein pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Gene Cox picks off the pass by Leonard Bluestein | 27-27 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Gene Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Earl Bouffard (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Hilt (C) Sam Ragsdale, Nathan Cochran, James London, Leonard Bluestein, Jason White | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Earl Bouffard | 27-29 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett throws it down | 29-29 |
| 00:34 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Bremner | 29-32 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Earl Bouffard - foul #3 on Earl Bouffard, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG) Earl Bouffard | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gregory Hern (C) David Hilt | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |