| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Eli Huizenga (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Lebo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Steed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Knee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Taylor | 23-25 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Dave Kelley picks off the pass by Matthew Chamberlain | 23-25 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson can't finish the layup | 23-25 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Charles Steed grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor misses the jumper from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 23-28 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Dave Kelley is called for the reach on Charles Steed - foul #2 on Dave Kelley, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Jack Rowley (SF), Tony Mitchell (PF) Dave Kelley, Jeffrey Thompson, Eli Huizenga | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:01 | Louisville | William Knee misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-28 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis tips it in | 23-30 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Jimmy Dupuis blocks the short jumper by Tony Mitchell | 23-30 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell tips it in | 25-30 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | William Knee misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Lebo - foul #3 on James Lebo, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson (SF) James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:18 | Louisville | William Knee makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | William Knee misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 25-31 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas | William Merritt is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dupuis - foul #2 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Eli Huizenga (PF), James Lebo (C) Louis Taylor, Jeffrey Thompson, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), William Washington (C) George Mulford, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses short on a shot in the paint | 25-31 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | William Washington snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Dave Kelley steps in front of the Charles Steed pass | 25-31 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | William Merritt throws it down on a nice dish by Dave Kelley | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eli Huizenga (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Lebo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Phillips (fresh) SG - Matthew Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) C - William Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Charles Steed's floater is tipped away by James Lebo | 27-31 |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | William Merritt scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dave Kelley | 29-31 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Troy Phillips misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William Merritt | 29-31 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), William Knee (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, Charles Steed, William Washington | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | William Knee scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to William Merritt | 29-33 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | William Merritt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eli Huizenga and he's hacked by William Knee - foul #2 on William Knee, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Eli Huizenga | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | William Merritt makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | William Knee hits the finger roll | 32-35 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | William Merritt scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Rowley | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Mitchell - foul #2 on Tony Mitchell, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Eli Huizenga (PF), James Lebo (C) William Merritt, Jack Rowley, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (SF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #3 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | William Knee pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Eli Huizenga takes the ball from William Knee | 36-35 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | William Merritt connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dave Kelley | 39-35 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Charles Steed can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | William Knee gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | George Mulford pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Eli Huizenga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lebo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Knee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski is hacked by Louis Taylor - foul #1 on Louis Taylor, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Jack Rowley (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Louis Taylor, Eli Huizenga, James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), William Washington (C) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Tony Mitchell - foul #3 on Tony Mitchell, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), Eli Huizenga (PF) William Merritt, Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Charles Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Troy Phillips - foul #2 on Troy Phillips, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (SG), Jack Rowley (PF) Louis Taylor, Eli Huizenga | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain is hacked by William Merritt - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga (PF) Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-36 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell is hacked by Charles Steed - foul #2 on Charles Steed, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), Jack Rowley (PF), James Lebo (C) William Merritt, Eli Huizenga, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Troy Phillips, Charles Steed, William Washington | |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses the dunk but he's hacked by George Mulford - foul #1 on George Mulford, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Hawkins - foul #1 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Merritt (PG), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Knee (PF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis is fouled on the floor by William Merritt - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga (PF) Jack Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (SF) Matthew Chamberlain | |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor is hacked by Thomas Turkowski - foul #4 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #8 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), James Lebo (C) Jeffrey Thompson, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 20 pts. PF - Eli Huizenga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lebo (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Knee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | William Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Taylor, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Tony Mitchell (C) Louis Taylor, James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins (PF) Charles Steed | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | George Mulford misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tony Mitchell | 50-37 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | George Mulford loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), James Lebo (C) Dave Kelley, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Washington (C) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | James Lebo is fouled on the floor by William Knee - foul #3 on William Knee, team foul #9 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Jack Rowley (PF) Jeffrey Thompson, Eli Huizenga | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SG), Charles Steed (SF) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, William Knee | |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | James Lebo misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | William Merritt grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Louis Taylor | 52-37 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | James Lebo gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Rowley, team foul #9 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Eli Huizenga (PF), Tony Mitchell (C) Dave Kelley, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis (C) William Washington | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #10 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG) Louis Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), William Knee (PF) Troy Phillips, Charles Steed, Matthew Hawkins | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Thompson | 54-39 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | William Knee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 54-39 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG) Dave Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | William Knee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas | William Merritt snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | William Merritt connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Louis Taylor | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Louis Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Merritt (tiring) 22 pts. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eli Huizenga (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Knee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Louis Taylor takes the ball from William Knee | 56-39 |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from William Merritt | 58-39 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 60-39 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | George Mulford misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 60-39 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Louis Taylor | 62-39 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | William Knee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-39 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Knee | 62-39 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | George Mulford misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Taylor - foul #3 on Louis Taylor, team foul #11 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), James Lebo (C) William Merritt, Tony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (SF) Matthew Chamberlain | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Jimmy Dupuis blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Thompson | 62-41 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Charles Steed pulls down the rebound | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski is called for traveling | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Dave Kelley and he's fouled by Jimmy Dupuis - foul #4 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #10 | 64-41 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor makes the free throw | 65-41 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | William Knee's fadeaway is rejected by James Lebo | 65-41 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley runs out the clock | 65-41 |