| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Luper (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Meyers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | John Strozewski grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | William Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Robert Myers's pass is intercepted by William Johnson | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Dale Luper picks off the pass by John Strozewski | 27-27 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | William Johnson comes up short on the floater from close range | 27-27 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | John Strozewski loses the ball out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is whistled for a carry | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG), Walter Keenan (PF) John Strozewski, John Meyers | |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | William Johnson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield (C) Donnie Courtois | |
| 16:10 | Arkansas | Robert Myers is called for the reach on Theodore Dicks - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Taylor (PF) William Johnson | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by George Ketterer - foul #3 on George Ketterer, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Dicks (fresh) SF - Walter Keenan (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Schofield (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Dale Luper lays it up and in | 29-29 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield tips it home | 29-31 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Robert Myers is hacked by Kevin Schofield - foul #2 on Kevin Schofield, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) George Ketterer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dustin Smith (PG), John Strozewski (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Meyers (PF), Donnie Courtois (C) Anthony Chapman, Theodore Dicks, Walter Keenan, David Taylor, Kevin Schofield | |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Luper | 32-31 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Robert Myers is called for the reach on John Strozewski - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas | William Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | Dale Luper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses the driving attempt in the lane | 32-31 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 12:25 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Courtois | 32-31 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | William Johnson gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | William Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Meyers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Dale Luper misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-35 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is hacked by John Meyers - foul #1 on John Meyers, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (SG), Paul Holbert (PF) Robert Myers, Dale Luper | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (PG), Theodore Dicks (SG), Walter Keenan (PF), Kevin Schofield (C) Dustin Smith, John Strozewski, John Meyers, Donnie Courtois | |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | George Ketterer misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson tips it in | 34-35 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | William Johnson buries a turnaround from the left block | 34-37 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson scores on a runner in the lane | 36-37 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 36-37 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson misses the dunk attempt | 36-37 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson buries a driving attempt near the basket | 40-39 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield loses the dribble to Stephen Johnson | 40-39 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Ketterer (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dexter Spires (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Holbert (fresh) C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Dicks (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Keenan (fresh) C - Kevin Schofield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG), Dale Luper (PF) Stephen Johnson, Paul Holbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (SG), Raymond Sinclair (SF), John Meyers (PF), Donnie Courtois (C) Theodore Dicks, William Johnson, Walter Keenan, Kevin Schofield | |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | John Meyers banks in the layup set up by Anthony Chapman | 43-44 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Myers | 45-44 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Robinson, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Dexter Spires | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dustin Smith (PG), Walter Keenan (SF) Anthony Chapman, Raymond Sinclair | |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Keenan - foul #2 on Walter Keenan, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois blows the layup | 47-45 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | Robert Myers snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | Dale Luper is hacked by John Meyers - foul #2 on John Meyers, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (PG) Dustin Smith | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Robert Myers hits a jumper from the right side set up by George Ketterer | 49-45 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 49-45 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Walter Keenan tips it in | 49-47 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Robert Myers buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Luper | 51-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Anderson (fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | John Meyers misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Luper - foul #1 on Dale Luper, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG), Dexter Spires (SF) George Ketterer, William Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Theodore Dicks (SG), William Johnson (SF), Kevin Schofield (C) John Strozewski, Walter Keenan, Donnie Courtois | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | John Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | John Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-49 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (SG), Donnie Courtois (C) Theodore Dicks, Kevin Schofield | |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | John Meyers's dunk attempt is rejected by Dale Luper | 51-49 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | John Strozewski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | William Johnson tips it home | 51-51 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Robert Myers lays it in set up by Stephen Johnson | 53-51 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | William Johnson clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dexter Spires - foul #1 on Dexter Spires, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | John Meyers is fouled on the floor by Edward Robinson - foul #3 on Edward Robinson, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | John Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | John Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires's floater is knocked away by John Meyers | 55-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Courtois (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois wins the tip | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois buries a fadeaway from the right block | 55-57 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dexter Spires | 57-57 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | John Meyers is whistled for a carry | 57-57 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Dale Luper knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Robert Myers | 59-57 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | John Meyers hits a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | John Meyers blocks the short jumper by Stephen Johnson | 59-59 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | John Meyers gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Robinson | 59-59 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Strozewski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Meyers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donnie Courtois (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | John Meyers misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the board | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson is hacked by Anthony Chapman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Donnie Courtois gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman makes the 3rd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Anthony Chapman is called for the reach on Dale Luper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Dale Luper makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-61 |