| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dmitry Ziesman (fresh) SG - Julian Salter (fresh) SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - John Miller (fresh) C - David Hilt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) SG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) SF - Stephen Carrier (fresh) PF - August Charles (fresh) C - James Busby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | August Charles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Michigan | James Busby is fouled in the backcourt by David Hilt - foul #1 on David Hilt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Michigan | John Damm misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | John Miller snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | August Charles pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Michigan | John Damm makes the wide open runner in the lane set up by Oscar Cruz | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Miller | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan | August Charles tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | August Charles denies the turnaround by Julian Salter | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Damm | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Michigan | James Busby grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | James Busby loses the ball out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Nathan Cochran (SG), Charles Pringle (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Mattson (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Julian Salter, Frank Gibbons, John Miller, David Hilt | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Raymond Symanski (SG), John Dunham (SF), Lester Morris (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, Oscar Cruz, Stephen Carrier, August Charles, James Busby | |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | David Mattson snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | Lester Morris is called for the reach on Charles Pringle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Morris, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Raymond Symanski picks off the pass by Charles Pringle | 2-4 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Lester Morris loses the dribble to Sam Ragsdale in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale misses the easy layup | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | Michigan | Lester Morris grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | Michigan | James Nordstrom misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gregory Bremner | 2-4 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Lester Morris blocks the short jumper by Charles Pringle | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner tips it in | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Cochran (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Pringle (fresh) PF - Gregory Bremner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Nordstrom (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Symanski (fairly fresh) SF - John Dunham (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Morris (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Wenner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Julian Salter (SG), Earl Bouffard (SF), Daniel Williams (PF), David Hilt (C) Sam Ragsdale, Nathan Cochran, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, David Mattson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Oscar Cruz (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), August Charles (PF), Steven Palmer (C) James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, John Dunham, Lester Morris, Dennis Wenner | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Julian Salter | 6-4 |
| 14:58 | Michigan | August Charles hits a driving attempt in the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Carrier steps in front of the Dmitry Ziesman pass | 6-6 |
| 14:11 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons (SF), John Miller (PF) Earl Bouffard, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Raymond Symanski (SG), John Dunham (SF), Lester Morris (PF), James Busby (C) Erik Dollar, Oscar Cruz, Stephen Carrier, August Charles, Steven Palmer | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Lester Morris - foul #2 on Lester Morris, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG), August Charles (PF) John Dunham, Lester Morris | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:36 | Michigan | August Charles scores on a runner from the left block set up by Raymond Symanski and he's fouled by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Mattson (C) Dmitry Ziesman, John Miller, David Hilt | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF) Raymond Symanski | |
| 13:36 | Michigan | August Charles misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | David Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | James Nordstrom picks off the pass by Gregory Bremner in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | John Dunham buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Damm and the foul's on Julian Salter - foul #1 on Julian Salter, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Pringle (SF) Frank Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:22 | Michigan | John Dunham makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Michigan | James Nordstrom is hacked by Julian Salter - foul #2 on Julian Salter, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), John Miller (PF) Julian Salter, Gregory Bremner | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF) James Nordstrom, John Dunham | |
| 12:40 | Michigan | Charles Pringle takes the ball from John Damm | 8-11 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Cochran | 10-11 |
| 12:06 | Michigan | August Charles hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 10-11 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | August Charles grabs the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | Michigan | James Busby misses long on a jumper from close range | 10-11 |
| 11:54 | Arkansas | John Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Cochran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Pringle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Miller (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Mattson (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cruz (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Carrier (tiring) PF - August Charles (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Busby (tiring) | |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nathan Cochran | 12-11 |
| 11:28 | Michigan | John Damm's fadeaway is rejected by John Miller | 12-11 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas | David Mattson pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | John Damm is called for the reach on Sam Ragsdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Damm, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Earl Bouffard (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Sam Ragsdale, Nathan Cochran, Charles Pringle, John Miller, David Mattson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), James Nordstrom (SG), Raymond Symanski (SF), Steven Palmer (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) John Damm, Oscar Cruz, Stephen Carrier, August Charles, James Busby | |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 10:46 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski is fouled in the backcourt by Dmitry Ziesman - foul #1 on Dmitry Ziesman, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Hilt (C) Gregory Bremner | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF) Erik Dollar | |
| 10:29 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner is hacked by Frank Gibbons - foul #1 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG), Gregory Bremner (PF) Earl Bouffard, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG) James Nordstrom | |
| 10:19 | Michigan | John Damm misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Frank Gibbons - foul #2 on Frank Gibbons, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Pringle (SF) Frank Gibbons | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:19 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on John Dunham - foul #1 on John Dunham, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski buries a floater in the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran is hacked by John Damm in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Damm, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (SG) Nathan Cochran | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), August Charles (PF), James Busby (C) John Damm, Steven Palmer, Dennis Wenner | |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:14 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 08:56 | Michigan | John Dunham misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Nathan Cochran (SG), John Miller (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Earl Bouffard, Gregory Bremner, David Hilt | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (PG), Oscar Cruz (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Steven Palmer (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Erik Dollar, Raymond Symanski, John Dunham, August Charles, James Busby | |
| 08:25 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner drills a turnaround in the lane set up by James Nordstrom | 15-17 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Carrier - foul #1 on Stephen Carrier, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Mattson (C) John Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Michigan | James Nordstrom is hacked by Nathan Cochran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Cochran, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Michigan | James Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | Michigan | James Nordstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | David Mattson is hacked by Dennis Wenner - foul #1 on Dennis Wenner, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (SG) Nathan Cochran | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SF), August Charles (PF), James Busby (C) Stephen Carrier, Steven Palmer, Dennis Wenner | |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | David Mattson misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:47 | Michigan | James Busby snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (fairly fresh) SG - Earl Bouffard (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Pringle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Williams (fresh) C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - James Nordstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cruz (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Dunham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - August Charles (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Busby (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Pringle - foul #1 on Charles Pringle, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 07:42 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:42 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Mattson | 17-20 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Charles Pringle loses the dribble to Oscar Cruz | 17-20 |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by James Nordstrom and the foul's on David Mattson - foul #1 on David Mattson, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Gregory Bremner (PF), David Hilt (C) Sam Ragsdale, Daniel Williams, David Mattson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on John Dunham - foul #2 on John Dunham, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Cochran (SG) Earl Bouffard | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Symanski (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), Steven Palmer (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Oscar Cruz, John Dunham, August Charles, James Busby | |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | David Hilt grabs the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas | Raymond Symanski picks off the pass by Gregory Bremner | 19-23 |
| 06:25 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski dunks the ball | 19-25 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 19-25 |
| 06:01 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 05:58 | Michigan | Charles Pringle steps in front of the Raymond Symanski pass in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman misses long on a shot from the left block | 19-25 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Palmer | 19-25 |
| 05:19 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | David Hilt grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG), Julian Salter (SG), Earl Bouffard (SF), John Miller (PF), Daniel Williams (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Nathan Cochran, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, David Hilt | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Oscar Cruz (SG), August Charles (PF), James Busby (C) James Nordstrom, Raymond Symanski, Steven Palmer, Dennis Wenner | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Julian Salter gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 19-25 |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Erik Dollar grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 04:19 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Mattson (C) John Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Symanski (SF) Stephen Carrier | |
| 04:00 | Michigan | The short jumper by Oscar Cruz is denied by Earl Bouffard | 19-25 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Julian Salter | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons (SF) Earl Bouffard | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), John Dunham (SF), Lester Morris (PF) Erik Dollar, Oscar Cruz, August Charles | |
| 03:31 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski misses the floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | John Dunham tips it in | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Sam Ragsdale (tiring) SG - Julian Salter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Gibbons (fresh) PF - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) C - David Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Symanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Dunham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Morris (fresh) C - James Busby (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-27 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | David Mattson snags the offensive board | 19-27 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Julian Salter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman (PG), Charles Pringle (SF), Gregory Bremner (PF) Sam Ragsdale, Frank Gibbons, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (SG), Dennis Wenner (C) Raymond Symanski, James Busby | |
| 02:44 | Michigan | John Damm misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-27 |
| 02:42 | Michigan | John Dunham tips it in | 19-29 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Dmitry Ziesman is denied by Dennis Wenner | 19-29 |
| 02:24 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Dunham | 19-29 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Charles Pringle is called for the reach on John Damm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Pringle, team foul #11 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Hilt (C) David Mattson | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Nordstrom (SG) Oscar Cruz | |
| 02:20 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-31 |
| 01:39 | Michigan | John Damm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | James Nordstrom tips it but misses | 22-31 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas | Gregory Bremner gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Dmitry Ziesman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Pringle | 24-31 |
| 00:58 | Michigan | John Dunham connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Damm | 24-33 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Julian Salter is hacked by Dennis Wenner - foul #2 on Dennis Wenner, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Earl Bouffard (SG), Frank Gibbons (SF), John Miller (PF), David Mattson (C) Dmitry Ziesman, Charles Pringle, Gregory Bremner, David Hilt | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Dollar (PG), Raymond Symanski (SG), Stephen Carrier (SF), August Charles (PF), James Busby (C) John Damm, James Nordstrom, John Dunham, Lester Morris, Dennis Wenner | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Julian Salter misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | James Busby gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Erik Dollar loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale (PG) Julian Salter | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | John Miller misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 24-33 |
| 00:22 | Michigan | Stephen Carrier pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Sam Ragsdale picks off the pass by Erik Dollar | 24-33 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Sam Ragsdale hits the finger roll | 26-33 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Raymond Symanski drills a jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Frank Gibbons misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-35 |