| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (fresh) SG - Christopher Earl (fresh) SF - Rudy Bowen (fresh) PF - Roger Watts (fresh) C - Joe Rust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) SG - Travis McNett (fresh) SF - Darren Holt (fresh) PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) C - John Benito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joe Rust wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | Darren Holt is called for the reach on Rudy Bowen - foul #1 on Darren Holt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Roger Watts blows the layup but he's fouled by Tom Wagner - foul #1 on Tom Wagner, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Roger Watts makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Roger Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | John Benito pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | John Benito misses short on a runner from the right block | 1-0 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Travis McNett | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Tom Wagner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 1-3 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | Roger Watts hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Johnston | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Thomas Ward gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Darren Holt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | John Benito tips it home | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl is hacked by Travis McNett - foul #1 on Travis McNett, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Johnny Dash (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Charles Johnston, Christopher Earl, Rudy Bowen, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Darren Holt grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | Tom Wagner steals it from Kevin Weight | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Cooley (fresh) SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) SF - Johnny Dash (fresh) PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) C - Raymond Wise (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) SG - Travis McNett (fresh) SF - Darren Holt (fresh) PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Benito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Travis McNett is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wise - foul #1 on Raymond Wise, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen (SF) Johnny Dash | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Ward | 3-8 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Cooley | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Travis McNett travels in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SF) Rudy Bowen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:43 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Darren Holt | 5-8 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 5-8 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tom Wagner | 5-8 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Tom Wagner comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-8 |
| 13:35 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses the easy layup | 5-8 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Tom Wagner grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | George Cooley is called for the reach on Thomas Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Cooley, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Christopher Earl (SG), Rudy Bowen (SF), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) George Cooley, Richard Lyons, Johnny Dash, Kevin Weight, Raymond Wise | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Tom Wagner hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-10 |
| 12:36 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen misses the shot from the right side | 5-10 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen misses the tip | 5-10 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl grabs the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Roger Watts comes up short on the shot from close range | 5-10 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston tips it in | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Watts - foul #1 on Roger Watts, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Roger Watts snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 11:43 | Arkansas | Thomas Ward takes the ball from Christopher Earl | 7-10 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Travis McNett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Ward | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (fresh) SF - Rudy Bowen (fresh) PF - Roger Watts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Rust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis McNett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darren Holt (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Tom Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Benito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | The refs have stopped play. John Benito is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 7-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Charles Johnston, Christopher Earl, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jim Siller - foul #1 on Jim Siller, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Christopher Earl (SG), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) George Cooley, Richard Lyons, Kevin Weight, Raymond Wise | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Christopher Earl steps in front of the Travis McNett pass in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Joe Rust loses the dribble to Travis McNett | 9-12 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Travis McNett lays it up and in | 9-14 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roger Watts | 11-14 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Christopher Earl makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Travis McNett hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 09:02 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Johnny Dash (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Charles Johnston, Christopher Earl, Rudy Bowen, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Darren Holt (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Robert Thies (C) Thomas Ward, Jim Siller, Tom Wagner, John Roberts | |
| 08:54 | Mercer | John Breese is fouled on the floor by George Cooley - foul #2 on George Cooley, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG) George Cooley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Darren Holt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Charles Johnston | 14-20 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Harvey Bye pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Darren Holt connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas | Johnny Dash knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Charles Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Johnny Dash (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Weight (fresh) C - Raymond Wise (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Travis McNett (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) C - Robert Thies (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Mercer | Travis McNett hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Johnston and the foul's on Travis McNett - foul #2 on Travis McNett, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Rudy Bowen (SF), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) Charles Johnston, Johnny Dash, Kevin Weight, Raymond Wise | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Jim Siller (SF), Tom Wagner (PF), John Roberts (C) Travis McNett, Darren Holt, Harvey Bye, Robert Thies | |
| 06:51 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | John Breese is called for 10 seconds | 20-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG) Richard Lyons | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Charles Johnston scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Watts | 23-26 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Tom Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Lyons (SG), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Christopher Earl, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (SF) John Breese | |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Ward - foul #1 on Thomas Ward, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) Charles Johnston, Richard Lyons, Kevin Weight | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Tom Wagner gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Darren Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Charles Johnston (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Kevin Weight (PF) Christopher Earl, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons hits a shot from the right side | 25-26 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Richard Lyons takes the ball from Jim Siller in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen tips it home | 27-26 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Darren Holt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen clanks a jumper from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | Raymond Wise tips it home | 29-26 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Darren Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Rudy Bowen - foul #1 on Rudy Bowen, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Cooley (PG), Christopher Earl (SG), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) Charles Johnston, Richard Lyons, Kevin Weight, Raymond Wise | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Travis McNett (SG), Harvey Bye (PF), Robert Thies (C) Thomas Ward, Jim Siller, Tom Wagner, John Roberts | |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Joe Rust gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Cooley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Earl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudy Bowen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Rust (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Travis McNett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darren Holt (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) C - Robert Thies (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Joe Rust hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Darren Holt - foul #2 on Darren Holt, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnny Dash (SF) Rudy Bowen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Wagner (PF) Harvey Bye | |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Joe Rust makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Joe Rust misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas | Roger Watts grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Joe Rust banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Thies - foul #1 on Robert Thies, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen (SF) Johnny Dash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Jim Siller (SF) John Breese, Darren Holt | |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | Joe Rust makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Travis McNett hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | George Cooley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Robert Thies grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Thomas Ward double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Lyons (SG), Johnny Dash (SF), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Christopher Earl, Rudy Bowen, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (PF), John Roberts (C) Tom Wagner, Robert Thies | |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | George Cooley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | John Roberts hits the finger roll | 35-30 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons is hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #9 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rudy Bowen (SF), Roger Watts (PF), Joe Rust (C) Johnny Dash, Kevin Weight, Raymond Wise | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Darren Holt (SF), Tom Wagner (PF) Thomas Ward, Jim Siller, Harvey Bye | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Tom Wagner snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | John Breese hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | Richard Lyons connects on the floater from the right block set up by George Cooley | 38-32 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Richard Lyons is called for the reach on Tom Wagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Lyons, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Earl (SG), Kevin Weight (PF), Raymond Wise (C) Richard Lyons, Roger Watts, Joe Rust | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Robert Thies (C) Travis McNett, John Roberts | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Thomas Ward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kevin Weight misses short on a halfcourt shot | 38-32 |