| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kelly Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Kimura (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Shaw (fresh) C - Robert Ayer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-41 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frankie Bock - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Henry Bledsoe (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Stephen Owens, Ben Kimura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 46-41 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Robert Baca is called for the reach on Ray Anaya in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Baca, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Williams (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger connects on the open floater from the right side set up by Ray Anaya | 46-43 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is hacked by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF), Brandon Matthews (C) Donald Williams, Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Robert Baca clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Ray Anaya - foul #2 on Ray Anaya, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Owens (SG), Ben Kimura (SF) Henry Bledsoe, Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 3rd free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is hacked by Ben Kimura - foul #3 on Ben Kimura, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Robert Baca, Ben Kimura, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 49-45 |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Owens | 51-45 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Brandon Matthews (C) Stephen Owens, Joshua Shaw, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is hacked by Raymond Hill - foul #3 on Raymond Hill, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Robert Ayer (C) Kelly Jenkins, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 16:03 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses short on a floater from close range | 51-45 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 51-45 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Kimura (SF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Baca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ben Kimura (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Ayer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer can't connect on a shot from the left block | 51-45 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Robert Baca takes the ball from Ray Anaya in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Baca | 53-45 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Baca, Henry Bledsoe, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 15:04 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer misses badly on a floater near the basket | 53-45 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger travels in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brandon Matthews (C) Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Robert Ayer (C) Kelly Jenkins, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Mark Jones comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 53-45 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it in | 53-47 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Robert Baca's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Jones | 53-47 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Stephen Owens, Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Robert Baca drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Bledsoe | 56-47 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Brandon Matthews (C) Robert Baca, Ben Kimura, Joshua Shaw, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Raymond Hill (SF) Robert Friedenthal, Roy Benninger | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | Ray Anaya steps in front of the Kelly Jenkins pass in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Anaya | 56-49 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Johnson steps in front of the Henry Bledsoe pass in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Owens (SG), Robert Ayer (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Henry Bledsoe, Donald Williams, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is fouled on the floor by Robert Ayer - foul #2 on Robert Ayer, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Ben Kimura (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Robert Baca clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emmitt Holt - foul #2 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Ayer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Robert Baca makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Baca (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Kimura (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Shaw (tiring) C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roy Benninger (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frankie Bock (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Mark Jones can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #3 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (SG) Stephen Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Mark Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Robert Baca hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 58-54 |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe tips it in | 60-54 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Alvarenga | 60-54 |
| 11:24 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Robert Baca connects on the open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Kimura | 62-54 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Ben Kimura steals it from Mark Jones | 62-54 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas | Robert Baca lays it up and in set up by Ben Kimura | 64-54 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Brandon Matthews (C) Robert Baca, Henry Bledsoe, Ben Kimura, Joshua Shaw, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya jams it and he's hacked by Stephen Owens - foul #2 on Stephen Owens, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Donald Williams can't tip it in | 64-57 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens misses the tip | 64-57 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #2 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Henry Bledsoe (SG), Robert Ayer (C) Kelly Jenkins, Stephen Owens, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 64-58 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson clanks a shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | Donald Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Baca | 66-58 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is hacked by Robert Baca in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Baca, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Ben Kimura (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Baca, Henry Bledsoe, Wayne Montgomery, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Robert Friedenthal steals it from Joshua Shaw in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal hits the finger roll | 66-60 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Benninger - foul #4 on Roy Benninger, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Raymond Hill (SF) Ray Anaya, Roy Benninger | |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mark Jones | 66-60 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelly Jenkins and the foul's on Robert Friedenthal - foul #4 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Ben Kimura takes the ball from Jeffrey Johnson in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Ben Kimura | 71-60 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Raymond Hill | 71-63 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Ayer | 73-63 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Henry Bledsoe (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Stephen Owens, Ben Kimura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Mark Jones | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Baca (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wayne Montgomery (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert Ayer (tired) 10 pts. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Hill (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Frankie Bock (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Emmitt Holt | 73-63 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill loses the dribble to Robert Ayer in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer is open but misses the lay-in | 73-63 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-63 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Robert Baca grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer can't connect on a runner near the basket | 73-63 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe tips it in | 75-63 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Robert Baca steals the ball from Raymond Hill | 75-63 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Robert Ayer jams it set up by Wayne Montgomery | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 77-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Ben Kimura (SF), Joshua Shaw (PF), Brandon Matthews (C) Robert Baca, Henry Bledsoe, Wayne Montgomery, Robert Ayer, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Owens picks off the pass by Seth Weiss | 77-63 |
| 05:17 | Arkansas | Robert Friedenthal picks off the pass by Ben Kimura in the backcourt | 77-63 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal banks in the layup | 77-65 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Roy Benninger is called for the reach on Stephen Owens in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Benninger, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Williams (PF) Joshua Shaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 78-65 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura tips it in | 80-65 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 80-65 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Brandon Matthews snags the defensive board | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ray Anaya - foul #3 on Ray Anaya, team foul #11 | 80-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the turnaround in the lane | 81-67 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura is hacked by Ray Anaya in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Anaya, team foul #12 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Kelly Jenkins, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura makes the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Friedenthal | 82-70 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 82-70 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 82-70 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Baca (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Owens (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Kimura (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Shaw (tired) 2 reb. C - Brandon Matthews (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Hill (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Seth Weiss (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Henry Bledsoe (SG), Wayne Montgomery (SF), Donald Williams (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Robert Baca, Stephen Owens, Ben Kimura, Joshua Shaw, Brandon Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 82-70 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 82-70 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Henry Bledsoe | 84-70 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 84-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Dikembe Alvarenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 84-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Ayer (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 84-70 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits the follow up shot | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Friedenthal - foul #5 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #13 | 84-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (PG), Ben Kimura (SF) Kelly Jenkins, Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Raymond Hill (SF) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-72 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe makes the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-72 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the offensive board | 86-72 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 86-72 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura grabs the board | 86-72 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Robert Baca buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Bledsoe | 89-72 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill's pass is intercepted by Ben Kimura | 89-72 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas | Robert Baca misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 89-72 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe grabs the offensive rebound | 89-72 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hill - foul #4 on Raymond Hill, team foul #14 | 89-72 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins (PG), Stephen Owens (SG), Joshua Shaw (PF) Robert Baca, Henry Bledsoe, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Mark Jones | |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura makes the 1st free throw | 90-72 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Ben Kimura misses the 2nd free throw | 90-72 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anthony Dunkelberger | 90-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Kelly Jenkins picks off the pass by Jeffrey Johnson | 90-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Stephen Owens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kelly Jenkins | 92-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 92-72 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 92-72 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Ayer - foul #3 on Robert Ayer, team foul #10 | 92-72 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 1st free throw | 92-73 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 92-73 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Joshua Shaw pulls down the rebound | 92-73 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kelly Jenkins runs out the clock | 92-73 |