| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Madden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rhett Schlueter (fresh) C - Michael Mooney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alfred Madden, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Joseph Kovach can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 19:13 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden's floater is tipped away by Kevin Hitch | 25-28 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Edward Simons snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Edward Simons is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Kovach and the foul's on Kenneth Williams - foul #3 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Williams | 28-30 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Edward Simons's pass is intercepted by Rhett Schlueter | 28-30 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams buries a 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Mathew Doby is hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Davidson (PG), Vernon Chou (SG), Sean Huber (SF), Nathan Terry (PF), Trent Calvert (C) Kenneth Williams, Joshua Johnson, Alfred Madden, Rhett Schlueter, Michael Mooney | |
| 16:37 | NC State | Alex Davidson picks off the pass by Charles Ross | 28-33 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Sean Huber banks in the layup on a great pass from Alex Davidson | 28-35 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Nathan Terry steps in front of the Charles Ross pass in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Dragan Ciesielski steals the ball from Vernon Chou | 28-35 |
| 16:06 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski lays it up and in | 30-35 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Ross (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Davidson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Chou (fresh) SF - Sean Huber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trent Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | NC State | Dwayne Tart hits a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Sean Huber - foul #1 on Sean Huber, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF) Dragan Ciesielski, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Micheal Whitman (SG) Nathan Terry | |
| 15:15 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Trent Calvert grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Stanley - foul #1 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mooney (SF) Micheal Whitman | |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou misses the easy layup | 32-35 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Charles Ross pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Bobby Stanley travels in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dwayne Tart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Macdonald (PG), Micheal Whitman (SG), Alfred Madden (SF), Rhett Schlueter (PF) Alex Davidson, Vernon Chou, Sean Huber, Trent Calvert | |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Micheal Whitman is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:31 | NC State | Joseph Kovach's pass is intercepted by Micheal Whitman in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Micheal Whitman hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Edward Simons is called for a backcourt violation | 32-37 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joshua Johnson (SG), Nathan Terry (PF) Micheal Whitman, Michael Mooney | |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter tips it in | 32-39 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Edward Simons is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 34-39 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden buries a 3 from the left wing set up by David Macdonald | 34-42 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Joseph Kovach is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 12:50 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Johnson | 34-45 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins is whistled for traveling | 34-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (C) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Douglas Hopkins, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams (PG), Alex Davidson (SG), Michael Mooney (SF), Sean Huber (PF), Trent Calvert (C) David Macdonald, Joshua Johnson, Alfred Madden, Nathan Terry, Rhett Schlueter | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Charles Ross picks off the pass by Alex Davidson | 34-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bobby Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dragan Ciesielski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwayne Tart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Simons (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alex Davidson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Mooney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sean Huber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Trent Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | NC State | Kenneth Williams takes the ball from Dwayne Tart | 34-45 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams lays it in | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:54 | NC State | Dwayne Tart comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Sean Huber - foul #2 on Sean Huber, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:54 | NC State | Dwayne Tart misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Dwayne Tart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson tips it home | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Charles Ross hits a wide open runner in the paint on a great pass from Dwayne Tart | 37-49 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Alex Davidson buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Mooney | 37-51 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Dwayne Tart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Stanley | 40-51 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Trent Calvert | 40-54 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Douglas Hopkins (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vernon Chou (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Alfred Madden (SF), Nathan Terry (PF), Rhett Schlueter (C) Kenneth Williams, Alex Davidson, Michael Mooney, Sean Huber, Trent Calvert | |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry misses short on a jumper in the paint | 40-54 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Charles Ross grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Charles Ross is hacked by Rhett Schlueter - foul #2 on Rhett Schlueter, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is fouled on the floor by Alfred Madden - foul #2 on Alfred Madden, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mooney (C) Rhett Schlueter | |
| 07:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Simons (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vernon Chou (fresh) SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Madden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Terry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Mooney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Arkansas | Douglas Hopkins steals the ball from Vernon Chou | 42-54 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Joseph Kovach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-54 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:42 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 06:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joseph Kovach | 42-54 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is open and scores on a floater from the right block | 44-54 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Mooney and he's hacked by Mathew Doby - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Stanley (PG), Dragan Ciesielski (SG), Dwayne Tart (PF), Charles Ross (C) Mathew Doby, Joseph Kovach, Edward Simons, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams (PG), Alex Davidson (SG), Rhett Schlueter (PF), Trent Calvert (C) Joshua Johnson, Alfred Madden, Nathan Terry, Michael Mooney | |
| 05:58 | Arkansas | Vernon Chou misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Dwayne Tart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:37 | NC State | Charles Ross misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 05:35 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Hopkins - foul #3 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Sean Huber (SF) Vernon Chou | |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Trent Calvert grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams is denied on a layup by Charles Ross | 44-57 |
| 04:47 | NC State | Dwayne Tart gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski is hacked by Alex Davidson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Davidson, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Micheal Whitman (SG), Michael Mooney (C) Alex Davidson, Trent Calvert | |
| 04:44 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:44 | NC State | Dragan Ciesielski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams comes up short on the floater near the basket | 46-57 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Sean Huber tips it in | 46-59 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Stanley | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Micheal Whitman is hacked by Bobby Stanley - foul #2 on Bobby Stanley, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Joseph Kovach (SG), Edward Simons (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Bobby Stanley, Dragan Ciesielski, Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Macdonald (PG), Alfred Madden (SF) Kenneth Williams, Rhett Schlueter | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Simons (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Macdonald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Madden (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Huber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Mooney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Kevin Hitch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Macdonald - foul #1 on David Macdonald, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Davidson (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Rhett Schlueter (PF), Trent Calvert (C) David Macdonald, Micheal Whitman, Sean Huber, Michael Mooney | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:10 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Terry (PF) Rhett Schlueter | |
| 02:44 | NC State | Joseph Kovach can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 02:43 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mathew Doby and the foul's on Joshua Johnson - foul #3 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams (PG) Alex Davidson | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Douglas Hopkins misses the free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 02:19 | NC State | Mathew Doby snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 02:07 | NC State | Kevin Hitch is called for traveling | 51-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Dwayne Tart (SF), Charles Ross (PF) Douglas Hopkins, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter (PF) Nathan Terry | |
| 01:58 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Trent Calvert grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams is fouled on the floor by Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Mathew Doby, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Douglas Hopkins (SF), Edward Simons (PF) Dwayne Tart, Charles Ross | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mooney (C) Trent Calvert | |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 01:36 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 01:23 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden jams it | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:17 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #4 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:57 | Arkansas | Alfred Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:50 | NC State | The jumper by Douglas Hopkins is denied by Rhett Schlueter | 51-64 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Douglas Hopkins takes the ball from Kenneth Williams | 51-64 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Edward Simons connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Kovach | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Kenneth Williams runs out the clock | 53-64 |