| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fresh) SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) C - Sonny Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) PF - Jon Hall (fresh) C - Michael Palm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Palm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Auburn | Michael Minor takes the ball from Dikembe Azim | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Minor | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jon Hall | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | Jon Hall swats the layup by Oleg Lazarevic | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | Sonny Davis tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Sonny Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Michael Palm is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Lester Kelson (SF), Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Michael Minor, Jeffery Lacasse, Harry Knudson, Jon Hall, Michael Palm | |
| 17:25 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses badly on a jumper from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Chris Knight steals the ball from Raymond Adams | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Chris Knight is alone and throws it down | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Dikembe Azim - foul #1 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Robert Nelson (PF), Rolando Nguyen (C) Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie is hacked by Ben Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Robinson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG) Ben Robinson | |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fresh) C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Knudson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) C - Rolando Nguyen (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Sonny Davis picks off the pass by Jeffery Lacasse out of a doubleteam | 7-4 |
| 15:28 | Auburn | Michael Minor takes the ball from Lester Kelson in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Minor and he's fouled by Sonny Davis - foul #1 on Sonny Davis, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Joseph Lytle (SG), Gene Brown (PF), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson, Oleg Lazarevic, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Raymond Adams (SF), Jon Hall (PF), Michael Palm (C) Michael Minor, Harry Knudson, Robert Nelson, Rolando Nguyen | |
| 15:03 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Auburn | Jeffery Lacasse steps in front of the Chris Knight pass | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse dunks the ball | 7-9 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:12 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Chris Knight misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Bruce Huck (SF), Robert Nelson (PF) Ben Robinson, Jeffery Lacasse, Raymond Adams, Jon Hall | |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Michael Palm clanks a jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Minor | 9-9 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck knocks in the runner from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Michael Minor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | Auburn | Michael Minor takes the ball from Dikembe Azim in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck lays it up and in set up by Michael Minor | 11-13 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Chris Knight banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Dikembe Azim | 13-13 |
| 12:02 | Arkansas | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Michael Palm - foul #2 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Dikembe Azim, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Raymond Adams (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Jon Hall (PF), Gary Koester (C) Michael Minor, Craig Pearson, Bruce Huck, Robert Nelson, Michael Palm | |
| 11:50 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ben Robinson | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (fairly fresh) C - Sonny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) PF - Jon Hall (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Hector Santos is fouled on the floor by Gary Koester - foul #1 on Gary Koester, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:07 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't throw it down | 13-16 |
| 11:05 | Arkansas | Jon Hall grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Lester Kelson, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Rolando Nguyen (C) Ben Robinson, Raymond Adams, Gary Koester | |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-16 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Sonny Davis tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse misses short on a jumper from the left block | 15-16 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Rolando Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Oleg Lazarevic is called for the reach on Jon Hall - foul #1 on Oleg Lazarevic, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Mauricio Yazzie, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Craig Pearson (SG), Michael Palm (C) Jeffery Lacasse, Rolando Nguyen | |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Michael Minor is called for a backcourt violation | 15-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Gene Brown, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF) Michael Minor, Harry Knudson, Jon Hall | |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Bruce Huck steps in front of the Mauricio Yazzie pass | 15-16 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Michael Palm scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ben Robinson | 15-18 |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Bruce Huck - foul #1 on Bruce Huck, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Hector Santos, Lester Kelson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Robert Nelson (PF), Gary Koester (C) Ben Robinson, Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck, Michael Palm | |
| 08:03 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Gary Koester snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Minor | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Oleg Lazarevic (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lytle (fresh) SF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sonny Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harry Knudson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Chris Knight hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Gary Koester - foul #2 on Gary Koester, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rolando Nguyen (C) Gary Koester | |
| 07:27 | Auburn | Chris Knight makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #1 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG) Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Auburn | Chris Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle banks in the layup and the foul's on Harry Knudson - foul #1 on Harry Knudson, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Hector Santos, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:05 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Lester Kelson takes the ball from Harry Knudson | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Gene Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dikembe Azim (PG), Mauricio Yazzie (SG), Chris Knight (C) Joseph Lytle, Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Michael Palm (C) Michael Minor, Harry Knudson, Robert Nelson, Rolando Nguyen | |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Michael Palm is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azim | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Mauricio Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Michael Palm is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #2 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Lester Kelson, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Robert Nelson (SF), Jon Hall (PF) Ben Robinson, Jeffery Lacasse, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck | |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Michael Palm comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:10 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Michael Minor is called for the reach on Joseph Lytle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Minor, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jon Hall | 23-21 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | The jumper by Michael Minor is denied by Chris Knight | 23-21 |
| 04:46 | Auburn | Chris Knight snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Chris Knight knocks in the jumper in the paint | 25-21 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Michael Minor is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Yazzie - foul #3 on Mauricio Yazzie, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SG), Lester Kelson (SF), Sonny Davis (C) Joseph Lytle, Mauricio Yazzie, Chris Knight | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Adams (SF), Gary Koester (C) Robert Nelson, Michael Palm | |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Michael Minor misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Jon Hall snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | Gary Koester misses the lay-in | 25-21 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Gary Koester misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Oleg Lazarevic | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dikembe Azim (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Brown (fresh) SF - Lester Kelson (fresh) PF - Oleg Lazarevic (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sonny Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Craig Pearson (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jon Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Koester (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-21 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Lester Kelson steals it from Michael Minor | 28-21 |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim blows the layup | 28-21 |
| 03:00 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 02:42 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 28-21 |
| 02:41 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the tip | 28-21 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Jon Hall grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas | Jon Hall hits a runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Adams | 28-23 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Dikembe Azim makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Sonny Davis | 30-23 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas | Jon Hall is open and buries a floater from close range set up by Gary Koester out of the doubleteam | 30-25 |
| 01:21 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 30-25 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Gary Koester - foul #3 on Gary Koester, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Joseph Lytle (SG), Chris Knight (C) Gene Brown, Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Michael Palm (C) Michael Minor, Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Jon Hall, Gary Koester | |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Sonny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Sonny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Dikembe Azim is called for the reach on Jeffery Lacasse - foul #3 on Dikembe Azim, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (PG), Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Dikembe Azim, Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Hector Santos is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Robinson - foul #2 on Ben Robinson, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:45 | Auburn | Hector Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Michael Palm hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Lacasse | 32-29 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle is hacked by Harry Knudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Knudson, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Sonny Davis (PF) Oleg Lazarevic | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Joseph Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Michael Palm connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ben Robinson and he's hacked by Chris Knight - foul #1 on Chris Knight, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Oleg Lazarevic (PF) Sonny Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Michael Palm makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Chris Knight can't finish the layup | 34-32 |