| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Donald Whitman (fresh) SG - Thomas O'Daniel (fresh) SF - Stuart Lum (fresh) PF - Andrew Kinlaw (fresh) C - Philip Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) SG - William Gaunt (fresh) SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Wynne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Philip Bullock - foul #1 on Philip Bullock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Andrew Kinlaw gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Whitman | 2-1 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | William Gaunt knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Philip Bullock pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | William Gaunt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The jumper by Thomas O'Daniel is denied by Michael Wynne | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Whitman | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the easy layup | 4-3 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Philip Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Andrew Kinlaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt blows the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas O'Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas O'Daniel, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Edward Wydra (PF) William Buntin, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | William Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Lum | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Donald Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas O'Daniel (fresh) SF - Stuart Lum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Kinlaw (fresh) C - Philip Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) SG - William Gaunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Edward Wydra grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Andrew Kinlaw gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas O'Daniel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Bode | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Philip Bullock hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Whitman | 12-7 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | William Gaunt is hacked by Philip Bullock - foul #2 on Philip Bullock, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alex King (PG), Emmett Huss (SG), John Lohman (SF), David Mabe (PF), Michael Herring (C) Donald Whitman, Thomas O'Daniel, Stuart Lum, Andrew Kinlaw, Philip Bullock | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt, Ernest Bode, Edward Wydra | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Michael Wynne can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Herring - foul #1 on Michael Herring, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Michael Herring | 12-8 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring's layup is rejected by Stephen Smith | 12-8 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Stephen Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it but misses | 12-8 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The pull-up jumper by Emmett Huss is blocked by Stephen Smith | 12-8 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | William Buntin gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Buntin | 12-10 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Emmett Huss is fouled on the floor by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman (PG), Thomas O'Daniel (SG), Stuart Lum (SF), Andrew Kinlaw (PF) Alex King, Emmett Huss, David Mabe, Michael Herring | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF), James Brown (C) Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 12:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Andrew Kinlaw is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG) Samuel Overturf | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Donald Whitman picks off the pass by Edward Wydra | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas O'Daniel lays it up and in set up by Donald Whitman | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Donald Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas O'Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stuart Lum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Kinlaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lohman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Thomas O'Daniel is called for the reach on William Gaunt - foul #2 on Thomas O'Daniel, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Emmett Huss (SG) Thomas O'Daniel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Bode (SF) Tommy Hipple | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Edward Wydra hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Gaunt | 14-12 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Emmett Huss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Gaunt grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Ernest Bode lays it up and in on a great pass from William Buntin and he's hacked by John Lohman - foul #1 on John Lohman, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alex King (PG), Michael Herring (C) Donald Whitman, John Lohman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) William Buntin, Edward Wydra, James Brown | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alex King | 17-15 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The jumper by Stuart Lum is denied by Stephen Smith | 17-15 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Michael Herring is called for the reach on Ernest Bode - foul #2 on Michael Herring, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman (PG), David Mabe (PF), Thomas Bow (C) Alex King, Andrew Kinlaw, Michael Herring | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe is fouled on the floor by William Buntin - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman (SF) Stuart Lum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| 09:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The pull-up jumper by David Mabe is blocked by Michael Wynne | 17-15 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Wynne | 17-15 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the easy layup | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF), James Brown (C) Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 08:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Lohman, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alex King (PG), Stuart Lum (SF), Andrew Kinlaw (PF) Donald Whitman, Emmett Huss, John Lohman | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG) Samuel Overturf | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Alex King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mabe (fresh) SF - Stuart Lum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Kinlaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Bow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Tommy Hipple steals the ball from David Mabe | 17-15 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | William Buntin is hacked by Alex King - foul #1 on Alex King, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Wynne (C) James Brown | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Andrew Kinlaw | 17-15 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tommy Hipple - foul #2 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman (PG), Emmett Huss (SG) Alex King, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) William Buntin, Tommy Hipple, Edward Wydra | |
| 06:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Michael Wynne pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Stephen Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Gaunt | 17-17 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Bow makes the shot from the left block | 19-17 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ernest Bode is hacked by Stuart Lum - foul #1 on Stuart Lum, team foul #10 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe (SF) Stuart Lum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Ernest Bode makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ernest Bode - foul #1 on Ernest Bode, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum (SF) Andrew Kinlaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Buntin | 20-21 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 22-21 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Stuart Lum grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Emmett Huss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | William Buntin knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Overturf and he's hacked by Donald Whitman - foul #1 on Donald Whitman, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alex King (PG), Andrew Kinlaw (PF) Donald Whitman, Emmett Huss | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Edward Wydra (PF), James Brown (C) Samuel Overturf, Stephen Smith, Michael Wynne | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:05 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas Bow loses the dribble to James Brown | 24-23 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | William Gaunt is denied on a layup by Andrew Kinlaw | 24-23 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Edward Wydra snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Alex King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mabe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stuart Lum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Kinlaw (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | William Buntin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Gaunt and he's fouled by David Mabe - foul #1 on David Mabe, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas O'Daniel (SG), John Lohman (SF), Philip Bullock (C) David Mabe, Stuart Lum, Thomas Bow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Philip Bullock is called for a charge - foul #3 on Philip Bullock, team foul #13 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring (C) Philip Bullock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Edward Wydra | 24-28 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Thomas O'Daniel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Gaunt | 24-31 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alex King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-31 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman tips it but misses | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | James Brown snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson loses the dribble to Alex King | 24-31 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Donald Whitman (PG), David Mabe (PF) Alex King, Andrew Kinlaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Edward Wydra, James Brown | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Stephen Smith hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Gaunt and he's hacked by Donald Whitman - foul #2 on Donald Whitman, team foul #14 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG) William Gaunt | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Donald Whitman | 28-33 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas, Little Rock | John Lohman pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas, Little Rock | David Mabe is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Mabe, team foul #15 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Emmett Huss (SG), Stuart Lum (SF), Andrew Kinlaw (PF) Thomas O'Daniel, John Lohman, David Mabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Bode (SF) Tommy Hipple | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Stephen Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Herring | 28-33 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Ernest Bode blocks the jumper by Emmett Huss | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf gets the rebound | 28-33 |