| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fresh) SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) C - Ralph Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fresh) C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Joseph Yeager steps in front of the Jonathan Piggott pass | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes banks in the layup set up by Joseph Yeager | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Donald Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Yeager | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses badly on a runner from the left block | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas | Donald Howard grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Ted Berry comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 0-6 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it in | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fresh) SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Howland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Howland - foul #1 on Ralph Howland, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Ted Berry, Donald Howard, Juan Martinez, Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-10 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses the tip | 0-10 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright travels with the ball | 0-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SG), William Weissman (PF), Robert Powell (C) Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF) Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG) Larry Dreher, David Trinh | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-10 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-10 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Donald Howard steals it from Fausto Russo | 0-10 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | Richard Moses lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Howard | 2-10 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Richard Moses - foul #1 on Richard Moses, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Richard Moses, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Fausto Russo, William Weissman, Robert Powell | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Ted Berry - foul #1 on Ted Berry, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter drills a runner near the basket | 2-12 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Donald Howard lays it up and in set up by Ralph Howland | 4-12 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) C - Ralph Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Donald Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ted Berry | 7-12 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Juan Martinez swats the layup by Randall Mosquera | 7-12 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Donald Howard snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Joseph Yeager takes the ball from Juan Martinez | 7-12 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 7-14 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ted Berry | 9-14 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF) Donald Howard, Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Ted Berry knocks in the floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Baine - foul #1 on Joseph Baine, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Ted Berry, Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF) Alton Parker | |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 11-16 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Richard Moses, Raymond Wright, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Alton Parker (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Randall Mosquera, William Weissman, Robert Powell | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ted Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fausto Russo (fresh) PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ted Berry - foul #2 on Ted Berry, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG) Ted Berry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Donald Howard connects on the floater from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Jonathan Piggott steals the ball from Alton Parker | 13-18 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Howard | 15-18 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's floater is tipped away by Juan Martinez | 15-18 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the floater in the lane | 18-18 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Donald Howard can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #1 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Fausto Russo | |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the jump hook from the left block | 20-18 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the tip | 20-18 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Juan Martinez - foul #1 on Juan Martinez, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Alton Parker | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Richard Moses clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 22-19 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ted Berry (PG) Richard Moses | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (PF) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randall Mosquera | 23-24 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Donald Howard, Juan Martinez, Jonathan Piggott, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Fausto Russo, Robert Powell | |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 26-27 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Ted Berry clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #4 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SF), Robert Powell (PF) Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Ted Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Ted Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher's pass is intercepted by Douglas Papineau | 27-27 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Leroy Carpenter takes the ball from Ted Berry | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the halfcourt shot | 27-27 |