| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Randall Bostic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Barton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Holder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Ross - foul #3 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Robert Ross, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a runner in the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Don McCredie snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Don McCredie's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Robinson | 36-30 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton scores on a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Don McCredie is denied on a layup by Wayne Barton | 36-33 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl Gilbert | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Parker | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams throws it down | 38-35 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Wayne Alford knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 40-35 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder double dribbles | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib (SG), Rusty Bryant (SF), Dick Thacker (C) Wayne Barton, Michael Holder, Michael Robinson | |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's pass is intercepted by Allen Williams | 40-35 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman (PF) Allen Williams | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Dick Thacker - foul #2 on Dick Thacker, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (PG), Michael Robinson (C) Randall Bostic, Dick Thacker | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF) Rusty Bryant | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Wayne Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Steib (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Holder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Sherman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Barton - foul #1 on Wayne Barton, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling (SG), Allen Williams (PF) Lawrence Steib, Harry Sherman | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Robert Ross steals it from Michael Robinson | 42-35 |
| 15:13 | Iowa | The jump hook by Richard Shorts is blocked by Allen Williams | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic (PG), Rusty Bryant (SF), Dick Thacker (C) Wayne Barton, Michael Holder, Michael Robinson | |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Allen Williams is called for the reach on Carl Gilbert - foul #3 on Allen Williams, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Randall Bostic - foul #1 on Randall Bostic, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Don McCredie can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dick Thacker - foul #3 on Dick Thacker, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF), Michael Robinson (C) Rusty Bryant, Dick Thacker | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder loses the dribble to Carl Gilbert | 44-35 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Michael Robinson steals the ball from Carl Gilbert | 44-35 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder comes up short on the shot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 44-38 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the floater from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Richard Shorts tips it in | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Randall Bostic (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Loren Huling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Allen Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic loses the dribble to Wayne Alford | 46-38 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-38 |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it home | 48-38 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:33 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ross - foul #4 on Robert Ross, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (PG), Lawrence Steib (SG), Rusty Bryant (SF), Harry Sherman (PF), Dick Thacker (C) Randall Bostic, Loren Huling, Michael Holder, Allen Williams, Michael Robinson | |
| 10:15 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker's floater is knocked away by Stanley Fries | 48-40 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 48-40 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Charles Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman's pass is intercepted by Richard Parker | 48-40 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Fries and he's hacked by Wayne Barton - foul #2 on Wayne Barton, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-40 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Charles Douglas grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Gilbert | 53-40 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-40 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant loses the dribble to Charles Douglas | 53-40 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert is hacked by Lawrence Steib - foul #1 on Lawrence Steib, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Randall Bostic (PG), Loren Huling (SG), Allen Williams (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Lawrence Steib, Rusty Bryant, Harry Sherman, Dick Thacker | |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is fouled on the floor by Michael Robinson - foul #2 on Michael Robinson, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF) Wayne Barton | |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Michael Holder | 53-40 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-40 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Richard Parker gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Randall Bostic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Huling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Michael Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Robinson, team foul #9 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Alford swats the layup by Michael Holder | 54-40 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the easy layup | 54-40 |
| 06:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Mervin Tschida is called for the reach on Michael Holder - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (SF) Michael Holder | |
| 06:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Huling | 54-43 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Randall Bostic - foul #2 on Randall Bostic, team foul #10 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Richard Shorts (PF) Carl Gilbert, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker (C) Michael Robinson | |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Richard Shorts - foul #1 on Richard Shorts, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Parker (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 05:34 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Richard Parker snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is fouled on the floor by Loren Huling - foul #4 on Loren Huling, team foul #11 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Richard Parker, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman (PF) Allen Williams | |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Barton | 58-47 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Don McCredie | 60-47 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-47 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is whistled for a carry | 60-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib (SG), Michael Holder (SF), Allen Williams (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Randall Bostic, Loren Huling, Harry Sherman, Dick Thacker | |
| 04:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Allen Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block | 60-47 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Stanley Fries pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Steib - foul #2 on Lawrence Steib, team foul #12 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant (SG) Wayne Barton | |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The offensive rebound goes to Rusty Bryant | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 7 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Lawrence Steib (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rusty Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib snags the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 03:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib double dribbles | 62-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (SF), Harry Sherman (PF), Dick Thacker (C) Michael Holder, Allen Williams, Michael Robinson | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-47 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Lawrence Steib | 62-47 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Richard Shorts denies the turnaround by Dick Thacker | 62-47 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Richard Shorts pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Charles Douglas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Fries | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Robert Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 64-47 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-47 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Charles Douglas gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-47 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Harry Sherman gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant scores on a floater from the left side | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas runs out the clock | 64-49 |