| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Cody Febus inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Robert Fisher takes the ball from Otis Shuff | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | William Kennedy snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | William Kennedy's layup is rejected by Harry Messina | 28-25 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to William Kennedy | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | William Kennedy tips it back up and in | 28-27 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Scott Hogsett picks off the pass by Michael Duval | 28-27 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Hogsett | 28-29 |
| 18:29 | NC State | James Leland makes the contested floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:29 | NC State | James Leland makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harry Messina - foul #1 on Harry Messina, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | William Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Cody Febus misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Harry Messina tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kennedy | 33-34 |
| 17:04 | NC State | James Leland comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:02 | NC State | James Leland grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | Willie Brown gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | William Kennedy can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-34 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Harry Messina | 33-34 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Cody Febus hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | William Kennedy scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Fisher | 35-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cody Febus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | James Leland knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Duval | 38-36 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | William Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:14 | NC State | Michael Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Cody Febus misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is hacked by Otis Shuff - foul #1 on Otis Shuff, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Arthur Wilmot (SG), Andrew Gay (SF), William Jenkins (C) Michael Duval, James Leland, Cody Febus, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham (PF), Hassan Saavedra (C) Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Hassan Saavedra steals it from William Jenkins | 38-38 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher is whistled for a carry | 38-38 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Otis Shuff banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Wilmot | 40-38 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 13:24 | NC State | William Jenkins snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Arthur Wilmot | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Arthur Wilmot | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Otis Shuff is hacked by Bill Cunningham - foul #2 on Bill Cunningham, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG), William Kennedy (C) Willie Brown, Hassan Saavedra | |
| 12:30 | NC State | James Leland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas | William Kennedy snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 12:01 | NC State | William Kennedy picks off the pass by Andrew Gay | 42-42 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett is hacked by Otis Shuff - foul #2 on Otis Shuff, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Cody Febus (SF), Harry Messina (C) Aaron Grimaldi, Andrew Gay, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF) Robert Fisher, Bill Cunningham | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Harry Messina banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Kennedy - foul #2 on William Kennedy, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Harry Messina makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 10:47 | NC State | Otis Shuff gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Otis Shuff is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | William Jenkins (C) Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), George Lukaszewski (SF), Bill Cunningham (C) Justin Menefee, Scott Hogsett, William Kennedy | |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski is hacked by Cody Febus - foul #1 on Cody Febus, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (SG), Andrew Gay (SF) James Leland, Cody Febus | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is hacked by Arthur Wilmot - foul #3 on Arthur Wilmot, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG), Hassan Saavedra (C) Willie Brown, Raymond Virgil | |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 08:55 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the turnaround in the lane | 47-51 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harry Messina - foul #2 on Harry Messina, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), James Leland (SG), Cody Febus (SF), Otis Shuff (PF) Michael Duval, Arthur Wilmot, Harry Messina, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Raymond Virgil (PF) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski, Bill Cunningham | |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Otis Shuff knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Grimaldi | 49-53 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Willie Brown grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Willie Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Virgil | 49-56 |
| 07:27 | NC State | James Leland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Cody Febus's floater is knocked away by Raymond Virgil | 49-56 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Willie Brown loses the dribble to Otis Shuff | 49-56 |
| 06:36 | NC State | James Leland drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cody Febus | 52-56 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra's layup is rejected by Otis Shuff | 52-56 |
| 06:17 | NC State | James Leland pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:57 | NC State | Andrew Gay is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Leland - foul #1 on James Leland, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Raymond Sherwood (SF), Harry Messina (PF), William Jenkins (C) Aaron Grimaldi, Cody Febus, Otis Shuff, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), Bill Cunningham (PF), William Kennedy (C) Robert Fisher, Raymond Virgil, Hassan Saavedra | |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:18 | NC State | James Leland makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Duval | 57-58 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Michael Duval is called for the reach on Bill Cunningham - foul #2 on Michael Duval, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (SG) James Leland | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski (SG) Willie Brown | |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 57-58 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Harry Messina gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:31 | NC State | William Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on George Lukaszewski - foul #2 on George Lukaszewski, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Michael Duval steals it from Justin Menefee | 60-58 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Duval | 62-58 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 03:48 | NC State | William Jenkins's floater is tipped away by William Kennedy | 62-61 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | George Lukaszewski grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee loses the dribble to Michael Duval | 62-61 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 64-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Justin Menefee (fresh) 15 pts. SG - George Lukaszewski (fresh) SF - Scott Hogsett (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 03:19 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG), Cody Febus (SF), Otis Shuff (PF) Arthur Wilmot, Raymond Sherwood, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski, Bill Cunningham | |
| 02:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Michael Duval snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | NC State | Cody Febus misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Michael Duval pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:14 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Otis Shuff is blocked by William Kennedy | 66-61 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Otis Shuff tips it in | 68-61 |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Michael Duval is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| 01:29 | NC State | James Leland is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the easy layup | 68-64 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett tips it home | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Cody Febus loses the dribble to Raymond Virgil | 68-66 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Willie Brown is hacked by Cody Febus - foul #2 on Cody Febus, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Harry Messina grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Harry Messina is hacked by Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Otis Shuff is hacked by Raymond Virgil - foul #1 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Willie Brown | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | NC State | James Leland is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fisher - foul #5 on Robert Fisher, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG) Robert Fisher | |
| 00:25 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (PF) Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:15 | NC State | James Leland is hacked by Willie Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Brown, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Willie Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay is hacked by Willie Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Brown, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (SF), Otis Shuff (PF) Cody Febus, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Andrew Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Raymond Virgil | 75-68 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Willie Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Andrew Gay snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 00:02 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Messina (C) Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Andrew Gay runs out the clock | 75-68 |