| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fresh) SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) C - Dennis Ebner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fresh) SG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) SF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) PF - Robert Ayer (fresh) C - Johnnie Blair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses the shot from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | John Drozd is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ayer - foul #1 on Robert Ayer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Cichonski | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Wallace Ellison swats the layup by John Drozd | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Ayer | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Ayer - foul #2 on Robert Ayer, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Kenneth Whitman (SG), Jeff Hughes (SF), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Charles Cichonski, Willie Trimmer, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Wallace Ellison, Robert Ayer, Johnnie Blair | |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Hooper picks off the pass by Robert Baca | 3-0 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper throws it down | 5-0 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Baca | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Hooper | 7-2 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kelly Jenkins and he's hacked by Ernest Hooper - foul #1 on Ernest Hooper, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Kenneth Whitman, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:02 | Alabama | Wayne Montgomery steps in front of the Ernest Hooper pass in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery lays it in | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | James Abron's pass is intercepted by Kelly Jenkins in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins slams it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Shaw (fairly fresh) C - Charles Gurney (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SF), Dennis Ebner (C) Jeff Hughes, James Abron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Wallace Ellison (SF), Johnnie Blair (C) Kelly Jenkins, Wayne Montgomery, Charles Gurney | |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Henry Bledsoe | 7-11 |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski loses the dribble to Henry Bledsoe in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | Ernest Hooper steals it from Wallace Ellison | 7-11 |
| 15:09 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper banks in the layup | 9-11 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Ollie Greenwald steals it from Henry Bledsoe | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper can't finish the layup | 9-11 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Ollie Greenwald is called for the reach on Wallace Ellison - foul #1 on Ollie Greenwald, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Kenneth Whitman (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), James Abron (C) Ernest Hooper, Charles Cichonski, Ollie Greenwald, Stephen Dombkowski, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Wallace Ellison, Johnnie Blair | |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Shaw | 9-11 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | John Drozd picks off the pass by Hasant Amendola | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | James Abron buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Drozd | 11-11 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw is hacked by Matthew Ennis - foul #1 on Matthew Ennis, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Matthew Ennis, James Abron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman (SF), Wallace Ellison (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Wayne Montgomery, Joshua Shaw, Charles Gurney | |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ollie Greenwald - foul #2 on Ollie Greenwald, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Kenneth Whitman, Ollie Greenwald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG) Hasant Amendola | |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses badly on a shot in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:46 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is hacked by John Drozd - foul #1 on John Drozd, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF), James Abron (C) Willie Trimmer, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG) Kelly Jenkins | |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Cichonski - foul #2 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (SG) Charles Cichonski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Jeff Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper scores on a jumper from the left side | 13-12 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Drozd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Hooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Hughes (fresh) PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fairly fresh) C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fresh) SF - Fyodor Zollman (fairly fresh) PF - Wallace Ellison (tiring) 2 pts. C - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-12 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 11:29 | Alabama | James Abron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Henry Bledsoe | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Fyodor Zollman | 13-16 |
| 10:45 | Alabama | James Abron makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Drozd | 15-16 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-16 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Dombkowski | 15-16 |
| 09:55 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison jams it on a great pass from Johnnie Blair and he's hacked by Stephen Dombkowski - foul #1 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), Dennis Ebner (C) Ernest Hooper, Jeff Hughes, Stephen Dombkowski, James Abron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Henry Bledsoe, Stjepan Pietrowski, Fyodor Zollman, Johnnie Blair | |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Wallace Ellison | |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-19 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Charles Gurney | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney is fouled on the floor by Matthew Ennis - foul #2 on Matthew Ennis, team foul #10 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) John Drozd, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Robert Baca takes the ball from Stephen Dombkowski in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Robert Baca throws it down | 18-23 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willie Trimmer | 21-23 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Baca | 21-26 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Kelly Jenkins steals the ball from Ernest Hooper in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Ebner - foul #1 on Dennis Ebner, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG) Robert Baca | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Montgomery | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Whitman (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dennis Ebner (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) SF - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) C - Charles Gurney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery travels with the ball | 21-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair (C) Charles Gurney | |
| 07:11 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Johnnie Blair | 21-27 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Dennis Ebner steals the ball from Kelly Jenkins | 21-27 |
| 06:41 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Dennis Ebner tips it home | 23-27 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is hacked by Ernest Hooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Hooper, team foul #12 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), James Abron (C) Ernest Hooper, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison (SF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Whitman, team foul #13 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Charles Gurney (C) Kelly Jenkins, Hasant Amendola, Johnnie Blair | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Trimmer - foul #2 on Willie Trimmer, team foul #14 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF) Willie Trimmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SF) Joshua Shaw | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | 3 seconds is called on John Drozd | 23-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Ebner (C) James Abron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:18 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Stjepan Pietrowski | 23-31 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses the floater from the right block | 23-31 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Robert Baca clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney tips it in | 23-33 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | John Drozd hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Whitman | 25-33 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Robert Baca comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 04:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Stephen Dombkowski | 25-33 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Kenneth Whitman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Wallace Ellison | 25-33 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe drills a jumper from close range | 25-35 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ernest Hooper (PG), Charles Cichonski (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF), James Abron (C) John Drozd, Kenneth Whitman, Jeff Hughes, Stephen Dombkowski, Dennis Ebner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Hasant Amendola (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Robert Ayer (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Stjepan Pietrowski, Robert Baca, Wallace Ellison, Charles Gurney | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ernest Hooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Abron (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hasant Amendola (fresh) SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) PF - Robert Ayer (fresh) C - Johnnie Blair (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Johnnie Blair - foul #1 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG) Fyodor Zollman | |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery knocks in the shot from close range set up by Kelly Jenkins | 27-37 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer is hacked by Johnnie Blair - foul #2 on Johnnie Blair, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #1 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Fyodor Zollman (SF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair is called for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (PF) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG) Hasant Amendola | |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer hits a wide open runner in the paint | 31-37 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Robert Baca misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | James Abron is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF) Willie Trimmer | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG) Kelly Jenkins | |
| 01:27 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | James Abron tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Cichonski - foul #3 on Charles Cichonski, team foul #15 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Drozd (PG), Dennis Ebner (C) Charles Cichonski, James Abron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hasant Amendola (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Charles Gurney (C) Robert Baca, Fyodor Zollman, Johnnie Blair | |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:00 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:00 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Bledsoe - foul #1 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willie Trimmer (SF) Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG) Henry Bledsoe | |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Ernest Hooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | Charles Gurney snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Hasant Amendola and he's fouled by John Drozd - foul #2 on John Drozd, team foul #16 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeff Hughes (SF), Matthew Ennis (PF) Willie Trimmer, Ollie Greenwald | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 33-42 |