| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - John Damico (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Ian Brown inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | John Damico blows the layup | 28-38 |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Andrew Cokley denies the turnaround by Billy Lal | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Tucci | 28-38 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Sean Price blocks the jumper by Ian Brown | 28-38 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Sang Huang hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Sean Price scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Damico and he's fouled by Andrew Cokley - foul #3 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willy Meacham (C) Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Fitch - foul #2 on Robert Fitch, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Luis Powell is hacked by Sang Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sang Huang, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas | Luis Powell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Lal | 32-44 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Ian Brown slams it home set up by Paul Tucci | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-44 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | John Damico tips it but misses | 34-44 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Tucci | 34-44 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina | Ian Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | John Damico pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Sean Price hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 34-44 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas | Luis Powell tips it in | 34-46 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jenkins | 34-46 |
| 16:26 | South Carolina | Ian Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (PG), Murray Menard (SG), John Heilman (SF), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Jim Russell (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Luis Powell, Robert Fitch, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Billy Lal is blocked by Willy Meacham | 34-46 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury tips it back up and in | 34-48 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Ernest Benjamin steals the ball from Murray Menard | 34-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - George Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin loses the dribble to Murray Menard | 34-48 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Murray Menard misses the easy layup | 34-48 |
| 15:26 | Arkansas | Jim Russell pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | Billy Lal scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Wilson | 34-50 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas | Billy Lal grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | Murray Menard picks off the pass by Billy Lal | 34-50 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Murray Menard buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ming-Hoa Shih | 36-50 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Murray Menard - foul #2 on Murray Menard, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Sang Huang (SG), Ian Brown (SF), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) Ming-Hoa Shih, Murray Menard, John Heilman, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Robert Fitch (SF), Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Sang Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG) Billy Lal | |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | John Damico buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Powell | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Sang Huang | 38-54 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron hits a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Sang Huang - foul #2 on Sang Huang, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Jenkins | 41-57 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas | Sean Price banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Fitch | 41-59 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #2 | 41-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Russell (SF) Robert Fitch | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Powell | 43-62 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Paul Tucci is denied by John Damico | 43-62 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Sean Price clanks a jumper from close range | 43-62 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tucci (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Cokley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Damico (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-62 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | John Damico snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Andrew Cokley is called for the reach on Sean Price - foul #4 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), Willy Meacham (C) Sang Huang, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Billy Lal (SG) Luis Powell, Thomas Cintron | |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | John Damico can't throw it down | 43-62 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Ian Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Ian Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Jim Russell grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | John Damico lays it in on a nice dish by Jim Russell | 43-64 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih loses the dribble to Sean Price | 43-64 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Sean Price knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jim Russell | 43-66 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci lays it in on a nice dish by Ian Brown and the foul's on Sean Price - foul #2 on Sean Price, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sang Huang (SG), John Heilman (SF) Richard Jenkins, Ian Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Robert Fitch (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci misses the free throw | 45-66 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rafael Stansbury | 45-66 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin is fouled on the floor by Sang Huang - foul #3 on Sang Huang, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Mai (PF) Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG) Billy Lal | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Sang Huang steps in front of the Thomas Cintron pass | 45-66 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 08:36 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Fitch | 45-69 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Sang Huang misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rafael Stansbury - foul #1 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #4 | 45-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG), Ian Brown (SF) Ming-Hoa Shih, John Heilman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF) Ernest Benjamin | |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Sang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Sean Price is blocked by Ian Brown | 47-69 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Sang Huang | 47-69 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sang Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ian Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | John Campbell loses the dribble to Thomas Cintron | 47-69 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Sean Price clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Jenkins (PG), Paul Tucci (PF), Andrew Cokley (C) John Campbell, George Mai, Willy Meacham | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Jim Russell (SF), John Damico (C) Luis Powell, Thomas Cintron, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Cokley connects on the runner from the right block set up by Richard Jenkins | 49-71 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | John Damico hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Price | 49-73 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Sang Huang comes up short on the runner near the basket | 49-73 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas | Jim Russell gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | John Damico misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Cokley - foul #5 on Andrew Cokley, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih (SG), John Heilman (SF), Willy Meacham (C) Sang Huang, Ian Brown, Andrew Cokley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF) Jim Russell | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | John Damico misses the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | John Heilman misses the floater from close range | 49-74 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham grabs the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Paul Tucci clanks a shot from the left side | 49-74 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 49-74 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Billy Lal knocks in the shot in the paint | 49-76 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina | Dennis Wilson steals the ball from Richard Jenkins | 49-76 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Ming-Hoa Shih is called for the reach on Billy Lal - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Shih, team foul #9 | 49-76 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Murray Menard (SG), George Mai (PF) Richard Jenkins, Paul Tucci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Jim Russell (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Dennis Wilson, Robert Fitch, Sean Price, John Damico | |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 49-77 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ming-Hoa Shih (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Murray Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Heilman (fresh) PF - George Mai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Meacham (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Lal (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Willy Meacham hits a floater from the right wing | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Willy Meacham swats the short shot by Billy Lal | 51-78 |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | George Mai pulls down the rebound | 51-78 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-78 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih snags the offensive board | 51-78 |
| 02:30 | South Carolina | Ming-Hoa Shih clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-78 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin snags the defensive board | 51-78 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Billy Lal drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Luis Powell and he's fouled by Murray Menard - foul #3 on Murray Menard, team foul #10 | 51-80 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG) John Heilman | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Price (PF), John Damico (C) Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:52 | South Carolina | John Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-81 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Billy Lal gets the rebound | 51-81 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | John Damico can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Murray Menard - foul #4 on Murray Menard, team foul #11 | 51-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Heilman (SF) John Campbell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF) Jim Russell | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 1st free throw | 51-82 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | John Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 51-83 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | John Heilman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-83 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Willy Meacham is called for the reach on Robert Fitch - foul #2 on Willy Meacham, team foul #12 | 51-83 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | The jumper by Willy Meacham is denied by Sean Price | 51-85 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the board | 51-85 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Price and he's fouled by Murray Menard - foul #5 on Murray Menard, team foul #13 | 51-87 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Campbell (PG) Murray Menard | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the free throw | 51-88 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Billy Lal - foul #3 on Billy Lal, team foul #5 | 51-88 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | George Mai clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Price - foul #3 on Sean Price, team foul #6 | 51-88 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the 1st free throw | 52-88 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | George Mai makes the 2nd free throw | 53-88 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Luis Powell runs out the clock | 53-88 |