| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Liang Zheng | 29-29 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Brian Southworth steals it from Raymond Bain in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth loses the dribble to Raymond Bain | 29-29 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Chris Cunningham is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #3 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Chris Cunningham | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 18:38 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by Brian Bigelow - foul #1 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | John Hurt makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 29-31 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Garf Demski travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Bain | 32-34 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billy Jones - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:31 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:08 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:45 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the turnaround in the paint | 36-36 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Edwin Mason is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Mason, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Edwin Mason, Billy Jones, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Southworth, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| 14:30 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Caulkins - foul #1 on Richard Caulkins, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Edwin Mason (SF) Garf Demski, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:52 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen's pass is intercepted by Edwin Mason | 38-36 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina | Edwin Mason is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Mason, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SF) Chris Cunningham, Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | John Hurt is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Billy Jones, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | James Swanson connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Reynolds | 43-36 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Steven Williams blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 12:34 | North Carolina | Steven Williams snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 12:14 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 12:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina | Ellis Reynolds takes the ball from John Hurt | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Liang Zheng (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Edwin Mason (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it home | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edwin Mason | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Garf Demski - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Steven Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Bain | 46-40 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | David Simmons hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Caulkins | 48-42 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Garf Demski's floater is knocked away by Trenton Fletcher | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Chris Cunningham steals the ball from Richard Caulkins in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 09:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Garf Demski is called for the reach on Raymond Bain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Garf Demski, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Ellis Reynolds (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Edwin Mason, Bruce Rosemond, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (SG), John Hurt (SF), Liang Zheng (PF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski, Steven Williams | |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Billy Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swanson (PF) Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | James Swanson knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Brian Bigelow | 50-43 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 08:06 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 50-43 |
| 07:38 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Hurt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tired) 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | Billy Jones loses the dribble to Liang Zheng | 50-43 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swanson | 50-43 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Bruce Rosemond (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Raymond Bain, John Hurt, Liang Zheng | |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:13 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SF) Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham buries a floater from the left wing | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 05:26 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the easy layup | 54-44 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #3 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng clanks a floater from the right side | 57-44 |
| 04:49 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Bruce Rosemond | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SF) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins | |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:26 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Bain | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Arkansas | Drazen Blachowski is called for the reach on Garf Demski - foul #2 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Bruce Rosemond, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Simmons | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain's pass is intercepted by David Simmons in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Garf Demski | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-47 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Garf Demski's floater is knocked away by Trenton Fletcher | 63-47 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain drills a runner from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Southworth | 66-49 |
| 01:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it home | 66-51 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) John Hurt | |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a jumper near the basket set up by Drazen Blachowski and the foul's on David Simmons - foul #4 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| 01:08 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth makes the wide open runner from close range | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | North Carolina | David Simmons steals the ball from Steven Williams | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-54 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | David Simmons hits the follow up shot | 70-54 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham runs out the clock | 70-54 |