| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Swaney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burgoyne (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jensen (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Orsini (fresh) SF - Jerry Travers (fresh) PF - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Huizenga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jerry Travers inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG) Antonio Orsini | |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | William Humphrey can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 21-22 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Jensen | 21-22 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Jerry Travers steals the ball from William Humphrey | 21-22 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell clanks a floater near the basket | 21-22 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | James Jensen grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney's pass is intercepted by Louis Taylor | 21-22 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor is hacked by Nathaniel Carter during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Antonio Orsini (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Jack Rowley (PF), James Lebo (C) Louis Taylor, Jerry Travers, Tony Mitchell, Eli Huizenga | |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Antonio Orsini is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burgoyne - foul #1 on Joseph Burgoyne, team foul #2 | 21-22 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas | William Humphrey swats the short shot by Jeffrey Thompson | 21-22 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Joseph Burgoyne - foul #2 on Joseph Burgoyne, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Sigman (SG), William Stafford (SF) Jack Swaney, Joseph Burgoyne | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG), Tony Mitchell (PF) Antonio Orsini, James Lebo | |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | William Humphrey knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stafford (fresh) PF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - William Humphrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 23-25 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | James Jensen is hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jack Swaney (SG), Joseph Burgoyne (SF), Genaro Ricci (C) Kevin Sigman, William Stafford, William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Antonio Orsini (SG), James Lebo (C) Louis Taylor, Tony Mitchell | |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney is hacked by Antonio Orsini - foul #2 on Antonio Orsini, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG) Nathaniel Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG), Jerry Travers (SF) Dave Kelley, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Jack Rowley steps in front of the Lester Ingram pass | 23-25 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Jerry Travers is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | James Lebo pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 23-25 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Joseph Burgoyne grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Joseph Burgoyne misses the floater from the left side | 23-25 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to James Jensen | 23-25 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Lebo - foul #2 on James Lebo, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), William Humphrey (C) Lester Ingram, Genaro Ricci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Tony Mitchell (PF), Eli Huizenga (C) Louis Taylor, Jerry Travers, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas | Nathaniel Carter steals it from Dave Kelley in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter misses the easy layup | 25-25 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Antonio Orsini - foul #3 on Antonio Orsini, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Stafford (SF), Charles McEathron (PF) Joseph Burgoyne, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (SG) Antonio Orsini | |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Thompson takes the ball from William Humphrey | 25-25 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson lays it in | 25-27 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | William Humphrey buries a jumper from the right block | 27-27 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas | William Stafford is called for the reach on Dave Kelley - foul #1 on William Stafford, team foul #4 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Sigman (SG), Joseph Burgoyne (SF), James Jensen (PF) Jack Swaney, William Stafford, Charles McEathron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Antonio Orsini (SG), Jack Rowley (PF), James Lebo (C) Louis Taylor, Tony Mitchell, Eli Huizenga | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burgoyne (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Antonio Orsini (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lebo (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | Joseph Burgoyne steals it from Jack Rowley | 27-27 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Travers (SF), Tony Mitchell (PF) Antonio Orsini, Jack Rowley | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Nathaniel Carter - foul #4 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Tony Mitchell | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter misses the floater from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | James Lebo lays it in on a nice dish by Dave Kelley | 27-31 |
| 09:35 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jack Swaney (SG), William Stafford (SF), Charles McEathron (PF), Genaro Ricci (C) Kevin Sigman, Joseph Burgoyne, James Jensen, William Humphrey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG), Antonio Orsini (SG), Tony Mitchell (PF), Eli Huizenga (C) Dave Kelley, Jerry Travers, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Genaro Ricci can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-31 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | Genaro Ricci steals it from Louis Taylor out of a doubleteam | 29-31 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Genaro Ricci misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Eli Huizenga snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Charles McEathron - foul #1 on Charles McEathron, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG), Joseph Burgoyne (SF), James Jensen (PF), William Humphrey (C) Nathaniel Carter, William Stafford, Charles McEathron, Genaro Ricci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Jerry Travers (SF), James Lebo (C) Antonio Orsini, Jeffrey Thompson, Eli Huizenga | |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | James Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Mitchell - foul #1 on Tony Mitchell, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jack Rowley (PF) Tony Mitchell | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Lester Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Swaney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Burgoyne (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - William Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Travers (fresh) PF - Jack Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lebo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dave Kelley and the foul's on James Jensen - foul #3 on James Jensen, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Lebo | 31-35 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas | Jack Rowley's layup is rejected by William Humphrey | 31-35 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | William Humphrey misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-35 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Swaney | 34-35 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Jensen - foul #4 on James Jensen, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter (PG), Kevin Sigman (SG), William Stafford (SF), Charles McEathron (PF) Lester Ingram, Jack Swaney, Joseph Burgoyne, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Antonio Orsini (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Tony Mitchell (PF), Eli Huizenga (C) Louis Taylor, Jerry Travers, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | William Humphrey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 34-37 |
| 04:37 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Sigman | 37-37 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-37 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell tips it in | 37-39 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter's pass is intercepted by Dave Kelley | 37-39 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Orsini | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Nathaniel Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Sigman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stafford (fresh) PF - Charles McEathron (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Humphrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dave Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Orsini (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Eli Huizenga (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | William Humphrey misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Eli Huizenga - foul #2 on Eli Huizenga, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jack Swaney (SG), Joseph Burgoyne (SF), James Jensen (PF) Kevin Sigman, William Stafford, Charles McEathron | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Taylor (PG), Jerry Travers (SF), Jack Rowley (PF), James Lebo (C) Dave Kelley, Antonio Orsini, Tony Mitchell, Eli Huizenga | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | William Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | William Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Humphrey | 39-41 |
| 02:24 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | James Lebo snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jack Rowley | 39-43 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Nathaniel Carter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Louis Taylor grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Joseph Burgoyne is called for the reach on Jerry Travers - foul #3 on Joseph Burgoyne, team foul #9 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dave Kelley (PG), Antonio Orsini (SG), Tony Mitchell (PF), Eli Huizenga (C) Louis Taylor, Jeffrey Thompson, Jack Rowley, James Lebo | |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Travers makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Jerry Travers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Burgoyne knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Eli Huizenga - foul #3 on Eli Huizenga, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Burgoyne makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley is hacked by Nathaniel Carter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathaniel Carter, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lester Ingram (PG) Nathaniel Carter | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Dave Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Jack Swaney connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-46 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell hits a floater from the left block | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Ingram - foul #1 on Lester Ingram, team foul #11 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson (SF) Jerry Travers | |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Tony Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jack Swaney | 44-49 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Lester Ingram is called for the reach on Jeffrey Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Ingram, team foul #12 | 47-49 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Burgoyne grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Lester Ingram knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |