| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - James Dewar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Joe Cathey is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Willie Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Carpenter | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Willie Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-33 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the runner in the paint | 30-33 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Andy Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Gene Stephens scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 32-33 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Joe Cathey connects on the shot from the right block and the foul's on Frank Carpenter - foul #2 on Frank Carpenter, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Juan Sanchez, Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:08 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | The short jumper by James Dewar is denied by Richard Waller | 35-33 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), David Nock (C) James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (PF) Richard Waller | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez slams it home on a great pass from Willie Brown | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Andy Rose steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass | 35-35 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses long on a floater from close range | 35-35 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Carpenter | 35-35 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Andy Rose is fouled on the floor by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (PG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:36 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Andy Rose | 35-37 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-37 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Andy Rose scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willie Brown | 37-40 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez lays it up and in and he's fouled by Willie Brown - foul #1 on Willie Brown, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SG), Richard Waller (PF) Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett | |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Andy Rose knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Juan Lopez | 40-42 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 42-42 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Richard Waller grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Robert Decker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Waller | 42-42 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Andy Rose scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Waller | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 6 reb. C - Juan Lopez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Stephen Carder loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 42-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF), Timothy Gibbs (C) Juan Sanchez, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Scott Hogsett (C) Frank Carpenter, Juan Lopez | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Waller | 42-47 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by James Dewar is blocked by Robert Decker | 42-47 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Andy Rose clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Stephen Carder knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Richard Waller knocks in the floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Stephen Carder - foul #4 on Stephen Carder, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Stephen Carder, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter (SF) Andy Rose | |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Richard Waller makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Scott Hogsett swats the short shot by Timothy Gibbs | 45-50 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Richard Waller | 45-50 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #3 on Joe Cathey, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Lopez (C) Richard Waller | |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willie Brown, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Neil Carter (SF) Jerome Somalski, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andy Rose (PG), William Kennedy (PF) Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Joe Cathey is fouled on the floor by Juan Lopez - foul #3 on Juan Lopez, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (PG), James Dewar (SF) Neil Carter, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Juan Lopez - foul #4 on Juan Lopez, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Decker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Kennedy (fresh) C - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett (PF) William Kennedy | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Robert Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 49-52 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Joe Cathey comes up short on the runner from close range | 49-52 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Robert Decker gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Robert Decker dunks the ball on a nice dish by Juan Lopez | 49-54 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Juan Sanchez - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Dikembe Ali, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Richard Waller (PF) Robert Decker, Juan Lopez | |
| 05:53 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Gene Stephens pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Stephen Carder's pass is intercepted by Frank Carpenter | 49-54 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Stephen Carder is called for the reach on Andy Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Carder, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Nock (C) Stephen Carder | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (SF), William Kennedy (C) Frank Carpenter, Scott Hogsett | |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Andy Rose makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Andy Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is fouled on the floor by George Lukaszewski - foul #1 on George Lukaszewski, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SF) George Lukaszewski | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the driving attempt from close range | 51-55 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | David Nock takes the ball from Willie Brown | 51-55 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Andy Rose takes the ball from Timothy Gibbs | 51-55 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Andy Rose banks in the layup | 51-57 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter (SF), Juan Lopez (C) Robert Decker, William Kennedy | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the finger roll | 53-57 |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Richard Waller loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Andy Rose (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Waller (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Juan Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gene Stephens and the foul's on Willie Brown - foul #3 on Willie Brown, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Richard Waller is hacked by Gene Stephens - foul #1 on Gene Stephens, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Richard Waller misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is hacked by Richard Waller - foul #2 on Richard Waller, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Richard Waller gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Andy Rose can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Andy Rose - foul #1 on Andy Rose, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | Andy Rose drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses the floater from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Stjepan Politowski is called for the reach on Juan Lopez - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez drills a fadeaway from close range set up by James Dewar | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Sanchez - foul #4 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Frank Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Gene Stephens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Sanchez - foul #5 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PG) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Decker (SF) Frank Carpenter | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Juan Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-64 |