| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Duchesne inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-21 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | Billy Williams hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 19:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Eugene Burkett | 25-21 |
| 19:08 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-21 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | David Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Billy Williams grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | James Duchesne scores on a shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Dubois | 27-23 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | William Summers connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | David Dubois buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Utz | 30-26 |
| 17:07 | Auburn | James Duchesne connects on the floater in the paint | 32-26 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas | Philip Utz slams it home | 32-28 |
| 16:35 | Auburn | Philip Utz steals the ball from James Duchesne | 32-28 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Philip Utz is called for a backcourt violation | 32-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF), Michael Snow (PF) Billy Williams, William Summers, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley, Philip Utz | |
| 15:57 | Auburn | William Still can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SG - William Still (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas | Ben Horne comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 15:09 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is hacked by Elmer Olson - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Mike Briscoe, William Still, James Brown, Michael Snow, Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Perry Sieberg | |
| 14:48 | Auburn | James Duchesne is hacked by Philip Utz - foul #1 on Philip Utz, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) Paul Carrier, Philip Utz | |
| 14:19 | Auburn | Carlos Parks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | David Dubois hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Utley | 32-33 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Billy Williams's pass is intercepted by Perry Sieberg | 32-33 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg slams it home | 32-35 |
| 13:10 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett buries a shot near the basket | 34-35 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF), Michael Snow (PF), Andrew Johnson (C) Billy Williams, William Summers, James Duchesne, Eugene Burkett, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Eugene Utley | |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Philip Utz | 34-35 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Michael Snow takes the ball from Philip Utz | 34-35 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Mike Briscoe is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Summers (SG), James Duchesne (SF) William Still, James Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF) Elmer Olson | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SG - William Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Snow - foul #2 on Michael Snow, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Mike Briscoe, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (PF) Donald Davis | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 11:29 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:06 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Burkett | 34-35 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | William Summers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Ben Horne grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Eugene Utley (PF) Les Ballesteros, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG) David Dubois | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Donald Davis drills a floater from the right side set up by Les Ballesteros | 34-37 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | James Duchesne clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), Michael Snow (PF) Billy Williams, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley | |
| 09:21 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 09:21 | Auburn | James Duchesne makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Philip Utz misses short on a jumper near the basket | 35-37 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | William Summers pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | William Summers makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Dubois and the foul's on Michael Snow - foul #3 on Michael Snow, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), William Still (SG), James Brown (SF), Eugene Burkett (PF), Carlos Parks (C) Mike Briscoe, William Summers, James Duchesne, Michael Snow, Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Eugene Utley (PF), Elmer Olson (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Philip Utz | |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF) Paul Carrier | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Billy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Still (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Eugene Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Davis misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Philip Utz (C) Elmer Olson | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | William Still misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Philip Utz pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | James Brown takes the ball from Donald Davis | 39-41 |
| 06:00 | Auburn | Philip Utz picks off the pass by Carlos Parks | 39-41 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | Billy Williams steals it from Les Ballesteros | 39-41 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | William Still hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Les Ballesteros - foul #2 on Les Ballesteros, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Duchesne (SF), Andrew Johnson (C) James Brown, Carlos Parks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Paul Carrier (PF), Elmer Olson (C) Les Ballesteros, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley, Philip Utz | |
| 05:26 | Auburn | William Still makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | William Still misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | William Still misses the 3rd free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Ben Horne is denied by Andrew Johnson | 40-41 |
| 05:04 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | James Duchesne misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Ben Horne pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Perry Sieberg | 40-43 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | James Duchesne drills a turnaround from the left block | 42-43 |
| 03:57 | Arkansas | Andrew Johnson steals it from David Dubois | 42-43 |
| 03:39 | Auburn | William Still is hacked by Perry Sieberg - foul #1 on Perry Sieberg, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Briscoe (PG), William Summers (SG), Michael Snow (PF) Billy Williams, William Still, Eugene Burkett | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Eugene Utley (PF), Philip Utz (C) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 03:18 | Auburn | William Summers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Ben Horne snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Mike Briscoe (fresh) SG - William Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duchesne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Snow (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. SG - Les Ballesteros (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Utz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Andrew Johnson denies the turnaround by Donald Davis | 42-43 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Michael Snow grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 02:51 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Williams (PG), Eugene Burkett (PF) Mike Briscoe, Michael Snow | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF) Ben Horne, Donald Davis | |
| 02:38 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is hacked by Philip Utz - foul #2 on Philip Utz, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Donald Davis (SF) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg | |
| 02:16 | Auburn | William Summers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Billy Williams | 45-43 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Donald Davis's dunk attempt is rejected by Eugene Burkett | 45-43 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Philip Utz - foul #3 on Philip Utz, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG) Ben Horne | |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Donald Davis is hacked by Eugene Burkett - foul #3 on Eugene Burkett, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Philip Utz lays it in on a great pass from David Dubois | 47-45 |
| 00:58 | Auburn | William Summers misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson is hacked by David Dubois in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dubois, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Andrew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | David Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Utz | 49-45 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Donald Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Les Ballesteros is called for the reach on William Summers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Les Ballesteros, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | William Summers makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | William Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Les Ballesteros misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Les Ballesteros is called for the reach on Eugene Burkett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Les Ballesteros, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Still (PG) Billy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Eugene Burkett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Philip Utz grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | David Dubois buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |