| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) SF - John Follis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Fudge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | George Kemp is fouled on the floor by Christopher Zito - foul #2 on Christopher Zito, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Friedel | 25-18 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | John Fudge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | John Friedel knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Kemp and he's hacked by John Follis - foul #1 on John Follis, team foul #2 | 27-18 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits a jumper in the lane | 28-20 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | John Friedel hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Holmes | 30-20 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | James Liu's pass is intercepted by John Friedel in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 18:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Zito steps in front of the John Friedel pass | 30-20 |
| 17:38 | Alabama | John Fudge comes up short on the runner from the left block | 30-20 |
| 17:37 | Alabama | John Fudge pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Cianciolo - foul #1 on David Cianciolo, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (C) David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG) Richard Anthony | |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas | John Friedel is hacked by Christopher Zito - foul #3 on Christopher Zito, team foul #3 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Peter Johnson (C) James Liu, John Follis, Christopher Zito | |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | John Friedel blows the dunk | 30-22 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 33-22 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | Ray McGuire hits the finger roll | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Winningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | George Kemp knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Stephen Jones and he's fouled by Matthew Bowden - foul #1 on Matthew Bowden, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SG), John Follis (SF), Christopher Zito (C) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, Larry Harris, Peter Johnson | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:27 | Alabama | Richard Anthony makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham knocks in the shot in the paint | 38-26 |
| 14:44 | Alabama | Richard Anthony is fouled on the floor by Mark Holmes - foul #1 on Mark Holmes, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cianciolo (C) Brent Winningham | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 14:30 | Alabama | James Liu misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Friedel - foul #3 on John Friedel, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | James Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Zito - foul #4 on Christopher Zito, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Peter Johnson (C) Richard Anthony, Christopher Zito | |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | John Follis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SG), Larry Harris (SF) James Liu, John Follis | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Ray McGuire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG) George Kemp | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (PG) Ray McGuire | |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes hits a runner from close range on a great pass from John Friedel | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:34 | Alabama | John Fudge knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Matthew Bowden and the foul's on Mark Holmes - foul #2 on Mark Holmes, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (SF) Mark Holmes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:34 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), John Follis (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF) Matthew Bowden, Larry Harris, John Fudge | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:54 | Alabama | John Follis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 11:53 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Graziano | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Brent Winningham steals the ball from Richard Anthony | 42-32 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham lays it in | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | John Follis lays it in and he's fouled by Brent Winningham - foul #2 on Brent Winningham, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Mark Holmes (SF) James Moody, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG) Richard Anthony | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | John Follis makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | John Friedel is fouled on the floor by Stephen Graziano - foul #1 on Stephen Graziano, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Bowden - foul #2 on Matthew Bowden, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cianciolo (C) Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Fudge (PF) Stephen Graziano | |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:23 | Alabama | John Fudge is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to George Kemp | 46-35 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | George Kemp banks in the layup | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | James Liu hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-35 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham loses the dribble to John Fudge | 48-35 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Peter Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | John Friedel drills a jumpshot from the right side | 50-35 |
| 09:11 | Alabama | Peter Johnson double dribbles | 50-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Stephen Jones (PF), Aaron Banks (C) John Friedel, Mark Holmes, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (PG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF) James Liu, John Follis, John Fudge | |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | James Moody clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Larry Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano makes the shot in the lane | 50-37 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-37 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Peter Johnson grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-37 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Richard Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Peter Johnson's layup is rejected by Stephen Jones | 50-37 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brent Winningham | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kemp (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Bowden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-37 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | George Kemp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-37 |
| 06:46 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Anthony | 55-40 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | James Moody can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Peter Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), Mark Holmes (SF), David Cianciolo (C) George Kemp, Brent Winningham, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (SF), John Fudge (PF), Christopher Zito (C) Richard Anthony, Matthew Bowden, Larry Harris, Stephen Graziano, Peter Johnson | |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | James Moody misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | James Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | James Liu connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Follis | 56-42 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes is fouled on the floor by John Follis - foul #2 on John Follis, team foul #9 | 56-42 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Christopher Zito evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Cianciolo - foul #2 on David Cianciolo, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Christopher Zito misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Christopher Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Follis - foul #3 on John Follis, team foul #10 | 58-43 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire is hacked by James Moody - foul #1 on James Moody, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes's floater is tipped away by John Fudge | 60-45 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Ray McGuire pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | John Fudge misses short on a turnaround from close range | 60-45 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | John Follis misses the tip | 60-45 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | Christopher Zito hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-47 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | James Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 03:49 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brent Winningham (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Follis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Zito (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | James Moody scores on a shot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Christopher Zito's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Winningham | 64-47 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | John Friedel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 02:45 | Alabama | John Fudge hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Liu | 64-49 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Fudge - foul #2 on John Fudge, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF), Albert Symonds (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Mark Holmes, Brent Winningham, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF), Peter Johnson (C) James Liu, John Follis, John Fudge, Christopher Zito | |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Larry Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG) John Friedel | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | James Moody clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks snags the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds tips it home | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Symonds - foul #1 on Albert Symonds, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Larry Harris makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | James Moody misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 68-50 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-50 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham double dribbles | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Ray McGuire misses the halfcourt shot | 68-50 |