| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) SG - Raymond Murphy (fresh) SF - Ken Chatman (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) C - Ronald Sande (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Okpara Abke (fresh) SG - Joel Luis (fresh) SF - Stephen Faber (fresh) PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fresh) C - William Yearby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Alabama | Stephen Faber misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Ronald Sande swats the layup by Stephen Faber | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Alabama | William Yearby tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson slams it home and the foul's on Stephen Faber - foul #1 on Stephen Faber, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | William Yearby grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Joel Luis is fouled on the floor by Elwood Johnson - foul #1 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Alabama | William Yearby clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Hughes | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | William Yearby hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Sande | 7-6 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | William Yearby scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Okpara Abke | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rex Anderson (PF) Stjepan Tucholski | |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Joel Luis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is hacked by Rex Anderson - foul #1 on Rex Anderson, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) SF - Ken Chatman (fairly fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Luis (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Faber (fairly fresh) PF - Rex Anderson (fresh) C - William Yearby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Hughes and he's hacked by William Yearby - foul #1 on William Yearby, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | William Yearby is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Sande | 10-8 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande's pass is intercepted by William Yearby | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Joel Luis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 10-11 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joel Luis | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Rex Anderson makes the jumper from the right block | 10-13 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande is fouled on the floor by Joel Luis - foul #1 on Joel Luis, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SF) Ken Chatman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski (PF) Rex Anderson | |
| 13:31 | Arkansas | Joe Singletary misses badly on a shot from the left side | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Stephen Faber misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Okpara Abke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Raymond Murphy | 10-13 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson blows the dunk | 10-13 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson tips it in | 12-13 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | Joel Luis buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Okpara Abke | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Joe Singletary (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Sande (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joel Luis (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Faber (tiring) PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Yearby (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Faber - foul #2 on Stephen Faber, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), Ken Chatman (SF), Travis Crosby (PF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Joe Singletary, Elwood Johnson, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rex Anderson (SF), Andrew Haskins (C) Stephen Faber, William Yearby | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson drills a runner from the left block | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | Alabama | Okpara Abke clanks a jumper near the basket | 15-16 |
| 10:54 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Joel Luis steps in front of the Ken Chatman pass | 15-18 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | Joel Luis can't finish the layup | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Rex Anderson blocks the short jumper by Fred Finlayson | 15-18 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses short on a floater from the baseline | 15-18 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Andrew Haskins steals it from David Howton | 15-18 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Joel Luis double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Elwood Johnson (PF), Ronald Sande (C) Raymond Murphy, Travis Crosby, David Howton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee (PG), William Yearby (C) Okpara Abke, Stjepan Tucholski | |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson is whistled for a carry | 15-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski (PF) Rex Anderson | |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Ronald Sande swats the layup by William Yearby | 15-18 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:51 | Arkansas | Stjepan Tucholski denies the turnaround by Elwood Johnson | 15-18 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman tips it in | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | William Yearby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ken Chatman - foul #1 on Ken Chatman, team foul #2 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SF) Ken Chatman | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rudy Horner (SF) Andrew Haskins | |
| 08:41 | Alabama | William Yearby misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | William Yearby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Steve Hughes | 19-19 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Joel Luis scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is hacked by Joel Luis - foul #2 on Joel Luis, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy (SG), Travis Crosby (PF), David Howton (C) Steve Hughes, Elwood Johnson, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (PG), Albert Valles (SG), Rex Anderson (SF) Robert Woodmansee, Joel Luis, Rudy Horner | |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Stjepan Tucholski - foul #1 on Stjepan Tucholski, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| 07:26 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Fred Finlayson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Singletary (fresh) PF - Travis Crosby (fresh) C - David Howton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Okpara Abke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Valles (fresh) SF - Rex Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stjepan Tucholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Yearby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski connects on the floater in the paint set up by Albert Valles and the foul's on Travis Crosby - foul #1 on Travis Crosby, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ken Chatman (SF) Joe Singletary | |
| Subs | Alabama | Andrew Haskins (C) William Yearby | |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Finlayson | 25-24 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Murphy - foul #1 on Raymond Murphy, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Elwood Johnson (PF), Ronald Sande (C) Raymond Murphy, Travis Crosby, David Howton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:25 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Okpara Abke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Rex Anderson steals the ball from Fred Finlayson | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins is fouled on the floor by Elwood Johnson - foul #2 on Elwood Johnson, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SF), Travis Crosby (PF) Ken Chatman, Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Yearby (C) Rex Anderson | |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Finlayson - foul #1 on Fred Finlayson, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy (SG) Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | Travis Crosby misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 25-26 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Stjepan Tucholski snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Albert Valles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 05:07 | Alabama | Andrew Haskins tips it home | 25-28 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Joe Singletary can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 25-28 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | William Yearby can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Sande - foul #1 on Ronald Sande, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG), Ken Chatman (SF) Steve Hughes, Joe Singletary | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee (SG), Rudy Horner (SF) Albert Valles, Andrew Haskins | |
| 04:37 | Alabama | William Yearby makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | William Yearby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | William Yearby is called for the reach on Fred Finlayson - foul #2 on William Yearby, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Howton (C) Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rex Anderson (SF) William Yearby | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fred Finlayson - foul #2 on Fred Finlayson, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (PG), Barry Mah (PF) Fred Finlayson, Travis Crosby | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | David Howton makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Murphy | 31-31 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Okpara Abke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Fred Finlayson (SG), Elwood Johnson (PF) Joe Singletary, Raymond Murphy, Barry Mah | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Valles (SG), Stephen Faber (SF), William Yearby (C) Okpara Abke, Stjepan Tucholski, Rudy Horner | |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes is hacked by Robert Woodmansee - foul #1 on Robert Woodmansee, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Singletary (SF), Ronald Sande (C) Ken Chatman, David Howton | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rudy Horner (SF) Rex Anderson | |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:15 | Alabama | Rudy Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Finlayson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joe Singletary (fresh) PF - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Sande (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Woodmansee (fresh) SG - Albert Valles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudy Horner (fresh) PF - Stephen Faber (fresh) C - William Yearby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Rudy Horner is fouled on the floor by Steve Hughes - foul #1 on Steve Hughes, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Rudy Horner misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by William Yearby | 32-31 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | William Yearby grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Stephen Faber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy (SG) Fred Finlayson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Okpara Abke (PG), Andrew Haskins (SF) Albert Valles, Rudy Horner | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Woodmansee - foul #2 on Robert Woodmansee, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fred Finlayson (PG) Steve Hughes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Sande misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | Robert Woodmansee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | William Yearby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Stephen Faber hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson misses short on a shot in the paint | 32-33 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Okpara Abke | 32-33 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Elwood Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Woodmansee | 32-33 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | Joe Singletary travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Ken Chatman (SF), David Howton (C) Fred Finlayson, Joe Singletary, Ronald Sande | |
| Subs | Alabama | Albert Valles (SG), Rex Anderson (PF) Robert Woodmansee, William Yearby | |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Okpara Abke is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Murphy - foul #2 on Raymond Murphy, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Okpara Abke misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:12 | Alabama | Okpara Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Murphy is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson can't finish the layup | 32-34 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson tips it home | 34-34 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Okpara Abke can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ken Chatman grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | David Howton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The clock runs out | 34-34 |