| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | James Swanson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Louis Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | James Swanson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by William Patel - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, Daniel Landry | |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:58 | Auburn | Brian Matthews pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:45 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is fouled on the floor by James Swanson - foul #1 on James Swanson, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG) Clifton Newlon | |
| 18:29 | Auburn | Louis Holley comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-33 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas | Garf Demski grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Garf Demski splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Cunningham - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Daniel Landry (C) Gary Napper, Louis Holley | |
| 17:56 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow snags the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Jones | 27-33 |
| 17:37 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 27-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison | |
| 16:49 | Auburn | William Patel misses short on a floater from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | John Moen gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Louis Holley hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Newlon and the foul's on Chris Cunningham - foul #3 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Chris Cunningham, Edwin Mason, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (SF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Garf Demski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) John Moen | |
| 16:01 | Auburn | William Patel misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Brian Matthews misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | James Swanson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Southworth | 29-36 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | Brian Matthews comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:32 | Auburn | Brian Matthews hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Moen | 29-39 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Louis Holley is called for the reach on Ellis Reynolds - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), David Simmons (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Napper - foul #2 on Gary Napper, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:57 | Auburn | Edwin Mason is called for the reach on Gary Napper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Mason, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | David Simmons steals the ball from Robert Morrison | 31-39 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 13:19 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 12:44 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | William Patel misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | David Simmons gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by Clifton Newlon - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Edwin Mason, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Louis Holley (C) Gary Napper, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | James Swanson drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Auburn | John Moen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | John Moen grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Swanson | 36-39 |
| 10:14 | Auburn | Robert Morrison drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Garf Demski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Morrison | 36-42 |
| 09:58 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:38 | Auburn | Robert Morrison is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Lisenby - foul #1 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews | |
| 09:13 | Auburn | Robert Morrison scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Moen | 36-45 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 08:55 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Louis Holley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Moen | 36-47 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Gary Napper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Billy Jones (SG), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Robert Morrison, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG) Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Gary Napper is hacked by Chris Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), James Swanson (PF) Chris Cunningham, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF) Brian Matthews | |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:01 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | James Swanson lays it in | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | James Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas | James Swanson can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 07:07 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 06:49 | Auburn | David Simmons swats the layup by William Patel | 40-49 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | William Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Gary Napper is hacked by Garf Demski - foul #3 on Garf Demski, team foul #8 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Edwin Mason, James Swanson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Louis Holley gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Gary Napper is fouled on the floor by Chris Cunningham - foul #5 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #9 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Chris Cunningham | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Gary Napper misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Billy Jones knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow and the foul's on Gary Napper - foul #3 on Gary Napper, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the driving attempt in the lane | 43-49 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | Gary Napper is called for the reach on Billy Jones - foul #4 on Gary Napper, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, William Patel | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow and he's hacked by Brian Matthews - foul #2 on Brian Matthews, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:39 | Auburn | William Patel is alone and throws it down set up by John Moen | 46-51 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Billy Jones | 49-51 |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Billy Jones steals the ball from Clifton Newlon | 49-51 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Garf Demski (SG), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the offensive board | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Southworth (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (tiring) 6 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | John Moen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SF) Brian Southworth | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Robert Morrison, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 54-51 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is hacked by Garf Demski - foul #4 on Garf Demski, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Southworth (SF) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (SF) Gary Napper, Brian Matthews | |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 54-53 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Clifton Newlon | 54-53 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Robert Morrison connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Patel | 54-55 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Morrison - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Robert Morrison, William Patel | |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:10 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | James Swanson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Louis Holley tips it home | 56-60 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Clifton Newlon steps in front of the Brian Southworth pass | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Garf Demski - foul #5 on Garf Demski, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SG) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (PF) Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson | |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:06 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-62 |