| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Roger Reed inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | William Chouinard is called for 3 seconds | 24-20 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Billy Larson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Baine | 26-20 |
| 18:47 | Alabama | Billy Larson steals the ball from Roger Reed | 26-20 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Marijan Zeh steals the ball from Frank Reichert | 26-20 |
| 18:27 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh banks in the layup | 26-22 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Roger Reed comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Bedford - foul #2 on Jason Bedford, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Roger Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | David Dennis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jason Bedford | 29-23 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Reed and he's hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #3 on Joseph Baine, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Carl Lewis (PF) Billy Larson, Jason Bedford, Joseph Baine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Eric Stroud (PF) Marijan Zeh, Jonathan Williams | |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | William Chouinard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Ferraro - foul #1 on Christopher Ferraro, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF), Ronald Emberton (C) Roger Reed, Richard Stover | |
| 16:14 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:14 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Keith Carr is denied on a layup by Eric Stroud | 29-26 |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) SF - Keith Carr (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Keith Carr is fouled on the floor by Ronald Emberton - foul #1 on Ronald Emberton, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Joseph Baine (PF) Christopher Ferraro, Keith Carr, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Jonathan Williams (PF) William Chouinard, Eric Stroud | |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-26 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 29-26 |
| 14:55 | Alabama | Jason Bedford swats the layup by Jonathan Williams | 29-26 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jason Bedford | 29-26 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine is fouled on the floor by Shelby Rice - foul #1 on Shelby Rice, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Frank Reichert (C) Roger Walker, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Ronald Emberton picks off the pass by Billy Larson | 29-26 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | Shelby Rice knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | Billy Larson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Dennis | 32-29 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Reichert - foul #1 on Frank Reichert, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF) Jason Bedford | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Ronald Emberton | |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #4 on Joseph Baine, team foul #5 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Christopher Ferraro (SG), Carl Lewis (PF) David Dennis, Billy Larson, Joseph Baine | |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Stroud (PF) Jonathan Williams | |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Roger Reed misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 11:47 | Alabama | Shelby Rice hits the finger roll | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) SF - Keith Carr (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) C - Richard Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Reed - foul #3 on Roger Reed, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Keith Carr, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) Shelby Rice, Roger Reed | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Richard Stover hits a driving attempt near the basket | 33-33 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas | Eric Stroud denies the turnaround by Robert Lamothe | 33-33 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe tips it home | 35-33 |
| 10:23 | Alabama | Eric Stroud double dribbles | 35-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Billy Larson (SG) Roger Walker, Christopher Ferraro | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) William Chouinard, Eric Stroud, Richard Stover | |
| 09:57 | Arkansas | Billy Larson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the floater from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Carl Lewis swats the layup by Shelby Rice | 35-33 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Billy Larson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marijan Zeh | 35-35 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF), Joseph Baine (PF), Frank Reichert (C) Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Eric Stroud (PF), Richard Stover (C) Marijan Zeh, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams, Ronald Emberton | |
| 07:38 | Alabama | Roger Reed hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) PF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Reichert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Shelby Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Reichert, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro (SG) Billy Larson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Richard Stover scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Shelby Rice is called for the reach on David Dennis - foul #2 on Shelby Rice, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jonathan Williams (PF) Eric Stroud | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Roger Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Keith Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro loses the dribble to Roger Reed | 35-39 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Shelby Rice is fouled on the floor by Frank Reichert - foul #3 on Frank Reichert, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (SG), Jason Bedford (SF) Christopher Ferraro, Keith Carr | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 05:31 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-41 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Roger Reed - foul #4 on Roger Reed, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG) Roger Walker | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Eric Stroud (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Shelby Rice, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Reichert - foul #4 on Frank Reichert, team foul #8 | 38-41 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Roger Reed grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Roger Reed comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Billy Larson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas | Billy Larson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Baine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 blk. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Ronald Emberton travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Carr (SF), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) Jason Bedford, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) Roger Reed, Eric Stroud, Ronald Emberton | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Baine (PF) Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Reed (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| 02:39 | Arkansas | Marijan Zeh is called for the reach on David Dennis - foul #1 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF), Frank Reichert (C) Keith Carr, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford lays it in despite the doubleteam and he's fouled by Roger Reed - foul #5 on Roger Reed, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Johnson (SF) Roger Reed | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Richard Stover double dribbles | 43-42 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Billy Larson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert tips it in | 45-42 |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Marijan Zeh | 45-44 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses badly on a jumper from close range | 45-44 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jonathan Williams | 45-44 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Marijan Zeh | 45-46 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | David Dennis is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Dennis - foul #2 on David Dennis, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-47 |