| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Thomas (fresh) SG - Eli Cevallos (fresh) SF - Vincente Russo (fresh) PF - Yul Chu (fresh) C - Timothy Dawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) SG - Brian King (fresh) SF - Leo Rodger (fresh) PF - James Snider (fresh) C - James Hollomon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | James Snider wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Arkansas | Brian King knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Snider out of the doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas | Brian King misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Yul Chu | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Villanova | Yul Chu lays it in on a nice dish by Vincente Russo | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Brian King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Villanova | Vincente Russo gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Villanova | Yul Chu lays it in set up by Eli Cevallos | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | James Hollomon grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | James Hollomon is fouled on the floor by Timothy Dawson - foul #1 on Timothy Dawson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Claud Lukowski (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Brandon Caldwell (PF), Kevin Maines (C) Derrick Thomas, Eli Cevallos, Vincente Russo, Yul Chu, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | James Snider drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Hanson | 4-4 |
| 17:10 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell is hacked by James Snider - foul #1 on James Snider, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), Clinton Smith (PF), Gary Buffington (C) James Hanson, James Snider, James Hollomon | |
| 17:02 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Clinton Smith - foul #1 on Clinton Smith, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cherry (SG) Brian King | |
| 16:44 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Arkansas | Clinton Smith grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG) Michael Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Reddick (SF) Leo Rodger | |
| 16:22 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Maines | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas | David Cherry knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Thomas (fresh) SG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) SF - Daniel Wolford (fresh) PF - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Maines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Stephen Shehan (fresh) SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Reddick (fresh) PF - Clinton Smith (fresh) C - Gary Buffington (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:29 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Wolford | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Joshua Reddick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:57 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Clinton Smith - foul #2 on Clinton Smith, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG), Vincente Russo (SF), Yul Chu (PF), Timothy Dawson (C) Derrick Thomas, Daniel Wolford, Brandon Caldwell, Kevin Maines | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Brian King (SG), Leo Rodger (SF), James Snider (PF), James Hollomon (C) Stephen Shehan, David Cherry, Joshua Reddick, Clinton Smith, Gary Buffington | |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Claud Lukowski is called for the reach on Brian King - foul #1 on Claud Lukowski, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger is fouled on the floor by Yul Chu - foul #1 on Yul Chu, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | James Snider can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | James Hanson can't tip it in | 10-6 |
| 13:57 | Villanova | Yul Chu pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Brian King pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:17 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Hollomon - foul #1 on James Hollomon, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Eli Cevallos, Vincente Russo, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | James Snider gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | James Hollomon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Caldwell - foul #1 on Brandon Caldwell, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG), Vincente Russo (SF), Kevin Maines (C) Claud Lukowski, Daniel Wolford, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | James Hollomon misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | James Hollomon misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 12:32 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:24 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-6 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Brian King grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | James Hanson blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Maines - foul #1 on Kevin Maines, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Timothy Dawson (C) Eli Cevallos, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | James Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | James Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:03 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Vincente Russo (SF), Kevin Maines (C) Daniel Wolford, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 11:41 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Thomas (fresh) SG - Claud Lukowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vincente Russo (fresh) PF - Brandon Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Maines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Rodger (fresh) PF - James Snider (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hollomon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by James Hollomon - foul #2 on James Hollomon, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG), Timothy Dawson (C) Claud Lukowski, Kevin Maines | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), Gary Buffington (C) James Hanson, James Hollomon | |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:36 | Villanova | Vincente Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:16 | Arkansas | James Snider is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Villanova | Claud Lukowski (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Yul Chu (PF) Eli Cevallos, Vincente Russo, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cherry (SG), Joshua Reddick (SF) Brian King, Leo Rodger | |
| 10:55 | Villanova | Yul Chu comes up short on the shot in the paint | 12-7 |
| 10:53 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joshua Reddick | 12-7 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | James Snider works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Joshua Reddick misses the tip | 12-7 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | James Snider hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Daniel Wolford is hacked by David Cherry - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Eli Cevallos (SG), Vincente Russo (SF), Kevin Maines (PF), Timothy Dawson (C) Derrick Thomas, Claud Lukowski, Daniel Wolford, Yul Chu, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Brian King (SG), Leo Rodger (SF) Stephen Shehan, David Cherry, Joshua Reddick | |
| 10:00 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG) Michael Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | James Snider hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Brian King | 12-11 |
| 09:26 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 09:24 | Villanova | Kevin Maines grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Leo Rodger steps in front of the Eli Cevallos pass | 12-11 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | James Snider works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block set up by Brian King and he's hacked by Kevin Maines - foul #2 on Kevin Maines, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Claud Lukowski (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Yul Chu (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Derrick Thomas, Eli Cevallos, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | James Snider makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:30 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell is called for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG) Michael Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:09 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Buffington, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG), Vincente Russo (SF), Timothy Dawson (C) Eli Cevallos, Daniel Wolford, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:52 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincente Russo | 15-14 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas | Derrick Thomas takes the ball from Brian King | 15-14 |
| 07:31 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas lays it up and in | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Derrick Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vincente Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yul Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leo Rodger (fresh) PF - James Snider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Buffington (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger loses the ball out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Brandon Caldwell (PF) Derrick Thomas, Vincente Russo, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), David Cherry (SG), Joshua Reddick (SF) James Hanson, Brian King, Leo Rodger | |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski is hacked by David Cherry - foul #2 on David Cherry, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG), Yul Chu (PF) Daniel Wolford, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian King (SG) David Cherry | |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:51 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington lays it in | 19-16 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas is hacked by Gary Buffington - foul #2 on Gary Buffington, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Villanova | Daniel Wolford (SF) Claud Lukowski | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hollomon (C) Gary Buffington | |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | James Hollomon snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | James Hollomon scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Shehan | 20-18 |
| 05:56 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos's floater is tipped away by James Snider | 20-18 |
| 05:55 | Villanova | Daniel Wolford tips it in | 22-18 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Brian King misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:32 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:24 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos misses badly on a floater from the right side | 22-18 |
| 05:22 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:07 | Villanova | Yul Chu can't finish the layup | 22-18 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Brian King pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Joshua Reddick is whistled for traveling | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Claud Lukowski (SG), Vincente Russo (SF), Timothy Dawson (C) Derrick Thomas, Eli Cevallos, Daniel Wolford, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Leo Rodger (SF) Stephen Shehan, Brian King | |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Hollomon - foul #3 on James Hollomon, team foul #10 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian King (SG) Joshua Reddick | |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:26 | Villanova | Timothy Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Hollomon | 23-18 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Brian King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Claud Lukowski - foul #2 on Claud Lukowski, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG), Eli Cevallos (SG), Yul Chu (PF) Michael Ross, Claud Lukowski, Brandon Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Reddick (SG) James Hollomon | |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Brian King makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Brian King makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas | James Hanson grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | The short jumper by James Snider is denied by Vincente Russo | 23-20 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | James Snider grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | James Snider is hacked by Yul Chu - foul #2 on Yul Chu, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Ross (PG), Claud Lukowski (SG), Kevin Maines (PF) Derrick Thomas, Eli Cevallos, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cherry (SG), Gary Buffington (C) Joshua Reddick, Brian King | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | James Snider makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | James Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Ross (fresh) SG - Claud Lukowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vincente Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Maines (fresh) C - Timothy Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Hanson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Rodger (fresh) PF - James Snider (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Villanova | Michael Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG) Michael Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clinton Smith (PF) James Snider | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hanson | 23-25 |
| 02:30 | Villanova | Kevin Maines clanks a jumper from the left block | 23-25 |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Derrick Thomas tips it in | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington gets the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | James Hanson is hacked by Derrick Thomas - foul #1 on Derrick Thomas, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Villanova | Eli Cevallos (SG), Daniel Wolford (SF), Yul Chu (PF), Brandon Caldwell (C) Derrick Thomas, Vincente Russo, Kevin Maines, Timothy Dawson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | James Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | James Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Yul Chu misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Clinton Smith - foul #3 on Clinton Smith, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan (PG), Brian King (SG), James Snider (PF) James Hanson, David Cherry, Clinton Smith | |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:42 | Villanova | Yul Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Villanova | Yul Chu grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 01:18 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas | Gary Buffington pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Stephen Shehan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 01:11 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | James Snider takes the ball from Eli Cevallos | 27-27 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Leo Rodger misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:34 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:21 | Villanova | Claud Lukowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Eli Cevallos grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell is hacked by Gary Buffington - foul #3 on Gary Buffington, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Villanova | Derrick Thomas (PG), Vincente Russo (SF), Timothy Dawson (C) Eli Cevallos, Daniel Wolford, Yul Chu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Hanson (PG), Joshua Reddick (SF), James Hollomon (C) Stephen Shehan, Leo Rodger, Gary Buffington | |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Brandon Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |