| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damien Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ethan Reser (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Mutchler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rogelio Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alphonso Bravo (fresh) C - Seth Catchings (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Damien Turner inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser is fouled on the floor by Damien Turner - foul #2 on Damien Turner, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo grabs the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 18:53 | Illinois-Chicago | James Mutchler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-37 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Alphonso Bravo is called for the reach on Robert Fitch - foul #1 on Alphonso Bravo, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG), Lino Petroski (PF), Lucio Costa (C) Ethan Reser, Alphonso Bravo, Seth Catchings | |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | Lino Petroski swats the short shot by Billy Lal | 40-37 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Lucio Costa snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski is called for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF), Albert Nash (C) Thomas Cintron, Damien Turner, Robert Fitch, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman (SG), Nathaniel Thomas (SF) James Mutchler, Rogelio Ramos | |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | James Shelton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 17:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | James Shelton pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Billy Lal hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Derrick Coleman - foul #1 on Derrick Coleman, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser (PG), Alphonso Bravo (PF), Seth Catchings (C) Bruce Engel, Lino Petroski, Lucio Costa | |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Ethan Reser - foul #2 on Ethan Reser, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 16:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas tips it in | 42-39 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Shelton | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lal (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Shelton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fairly fresh) C - Albert Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ethan Reser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derrick Coleman (fairly fresh) SF - Nathaniel Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Bravo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Seth Catchings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Ernest Benjamin is called for the reach on Alphonso Bravo - foul #2 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Ronnie Hester, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG), James Mutchler (SG), Rogelio Ramos (SF), Lino Petroski (PF), Lucio Costa (C) Ethan Reser, Derrick Coleman, Nathaniel Thomas, Alphonso Bravo, Seth Catchings | |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Mutchler hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lucio Costa and the foul's on Billy Lal - foul #4 on Billy Lal, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG) Billy Lal | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 15:15 | Illinois-Chicago | James Mutchler makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Damien Turner's pass is intercepted by Lucio Costa | 44-42 |
| 14:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Rogelio Ramos is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cintron - foul #2 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings (C) Lino Petroski | |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | James Mutchler makes the shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 13:56 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch connects on the open jump hook from the left block set up by Damien Turner and he's hacked by Lucio Costa - foul #3 on Lucio Costa, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Ronnie Hester, Damien Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser (PG), Jared Friese (SG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Alphonso Bravo (PF) Bruce Engel, James Mutchler, Rogelio Ramos, Lucio Costa | |
| 13:56 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ethan Reser and the foul's on Rafael Stansbury - foul #1 on Rafael Stansbury, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Damien Turner (SF) Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Alphonso Bravo takes the ball from Thomas Cintron | 47-47 |
| 12:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo loses the dribble to Ernest Benjamin | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Arkansas | Damien Turner is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Shelton | 49-47 |
| 12:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Friese blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Banda tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 12:00 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Shelton | 51-49 |
| 11:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Cintron steals it from Dikembe Banda | 51-49 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron lays it in | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damien Turner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fairly fresh) C - Rafael Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ethan Reser (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Friese (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Bravo (tiring) 3 reb. C - Seth Catchings (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser is hacked by Ernest Benjamin - foul #3 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (PF), Albert Nash (C) James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG), James Mutchler (SG), Rogelio Ramos (SF), Lino Petroski (PF), Lucio Costa (C) Ethan Reser, Jared Friese, Dikembe Banda, Alphonso Bravo, Seth Catchings | |
| 11:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 11:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Cintron and he's hacked by Lucio Costa - foul #4 on Lucio Costa, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas (C) Lucio Costa | |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Albert Nash - foul #1 on Albert Nash, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-53 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Nash is called for the reach on Lino Petroski - foul #2 on Albert Nash, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) Damien Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 09:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Ramos | 56-58 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Ronnie Hester | 58-58 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (PG), Damien Turner (SF) Ronnie Hester, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman (PG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Alphonso Bravo (PF) Bruce Engel, Rogelio Ramos, Nathaniel Thomas | |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch tips it in | 60-58 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo blows the layup | 60-58 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Billy Lal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SF), Ernest Benjamin (C) Damien Turner, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Friese (SG), Seth Catchings (C) James Mutchler, Lino Petroski | |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Alphonso Bravo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Shelton | 60-58 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Cintron and he's fouled by Alphonso Bravo - foul #2 on Alphonso Bravo, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser (PG), Rogelio Ramos (SF), Lucio Costa (PF), Nathaniel Thomas (C) Derrick Coleman, Dikembe Banda, Alphonso Bravo, Seth Catchings | |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Lal (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Shelton (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert Fitch (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ethan Reser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Friese (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rogelio Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucio Costa (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Nathaniel Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin is hacked by Jared Friese in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared Friese, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Nash (C) Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG) Ethan Reser | |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronnie Hester steals the ball from Bruce Engel | 65-58 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses the jumpshot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 06:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal tips it in | 67-58 |
| 06:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Lucio Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 06:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Rogelio Ramos can't finish the layup | 67-58 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Costa - foul #5 on Lucio Costa, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Billy Lal, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman (PG), James Mutchler (SG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Lino Petroski (PF), Seth Catchings (C) Bruce Engel, Jared Friese, Rogelio Ramos, Lucio Costa, Nathaniel Thomas | |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Banda scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Derrick Coleman | 69-60 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-60 |
| 05:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | 3 seconds is called on Lino Petroski | 69-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser (PG), Alphonso Bravo (PF) Derrick Coleman, Lino Petroski | |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal is hacked by James Mutchler - foul #3 on James Mutchler, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin (PF) Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ethan Reser misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-60 |
| 04:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Ethan Reser is called for the reach on Thomas Cintron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ethan Reser, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Shelton (SF) Damien Turner | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG), Rogelio Ramos (SF) Ethan Reser, Dikembe Banda | |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-60 |
| 04:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Mutchler hits the follow up shot | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-62 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Billy Lal pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Cintron (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Lal (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Stansbury (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bruce Engel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Mutchler (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rogelio Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alphonso Bravo (tiring) 3 reb. C - Seth Catchings (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Benjamin | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Catchings is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Seth Catchings, team foul #11 | 76-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (PG), Damien Turner (SF), Robert Fitch (PF), Albert Nash (C) Billy Lal, James Shelton, Ernest Benjamin, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman (PG), Jared Friese (SG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Nathaniel Thomas (PF), Lino Petroski (C) Bruce Engel, James Mutchler, Rogelio Ramos, Alphonso Bravo, Seth Catchings | |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Thomas - foul #2 on Nathaniel Thomas, team foul #12 | 76-62 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman is hacked by Thomas Cintron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #9 | 78-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Derrick Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronnie Hester | 81-64 |
| 02:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas misses the easy layup | 81-64 |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski hits the follow up shot | 81-66 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Damien Turner clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lino Petroski - foul #2 on Lino Petroski, team foul #13 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Rafael Stansbury (C) Ronnie Hester, Albert Nash | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel (PG) Derrick Coleman | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski pulls down the rebound | 81-66 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 81-66 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Cintron | 81-66 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Damien Turner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas snags the defensive board | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Engel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-66 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Friese pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Banda and he's hacked by Billy Lal - foul #5 on Billy Lal, team foul #10 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG) Billy Lal | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Lino Petroski makes the free throw | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 81-69 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Nathaniel Thomas pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Friese is whistled for traveling | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron runs out the clock | 81-69 |