| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William O'Hara (SF) Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Stanley | 34-32 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Michael Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is alone and drills a turnaround from close range set up by Elmer Olson | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-32 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Michael Alexander, Lee Walls, Jim Bell | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Noerenberg | 39-35 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | John Stanley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg hits the finger roll set up by Harry Wilson and the foul's on Andrew Washington - foul #1 on Andrew Washington, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Andrew Washington | |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Cunningham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls is hacked by Harry Wilson - foul #2 on Harry Wilson, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (SG), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William O'Hara - foul #2 on William O'Hara, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | William O'Hara can't finish the uncontested layup | 41-38 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:28 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | William O'Hara hits a jumper in the lane set up by Harry Wilson | 43-38 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:55 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | William O'Hara loses the dribble to John Stanley | 43-38 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll set up by John Stanley | 43-40 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Michael Alexander, Lee Walls, Jim Bell | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits a shot from the baseline set up by John Stanley | 45-42 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | William O'Hara evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the paint | 47-42 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 47-42 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | William Macdonald gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the jumper from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 11:40 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Andrew Washington gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Cunningham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William O'Hara (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the shot from the right block | 47-44 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Eugene Utley swats the dunk try by Steven Mitchell | 47-44 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | The jump hook by William O'Hara is blocked by Steven Mitchell | 47-44 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | William Macdonald snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the jump hook in the paint set up by William Macdonald | 47-46 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is fouled on the floor by William Macdonald - foul #2 on William Macdonald, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (SG), Lee Walls (SF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Steven Mitchell is called for the reach on Joseph Cunningham - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG) John Stanley | |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Al Noerenberg | 49-46 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley tips it home | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Cunningham (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William O'Hara (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled on the floor by Al Noerenberg - foul #4 on Al Noerenberg, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Jim Bell can't throw it down | 51-46 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William O'Hara | 51-46 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | William O'Hara loses the dribble to Lee Walls | 51-46 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | John Stanley is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Michael Alexander, Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Andrew Washington gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Harry Wilson steals it from Lee Walls | 51-46 |
| 05:11 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the contested shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Wilson | 53-46 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lee Walls | 53-49 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | John Stanley travels in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG), Eugene Utley (PF) Al Noerenberg, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Michael Alexander (SG), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, William Macdonald, Lee Walls | |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Andrew Washington loses the dribble to Joseph Cunningham | 53-49 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 55-52 |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Lee Walls (SF) Miguel Ayala, Andrew Washington | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (tired) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Cunningham (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Utley (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William O'Hara (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Utley | 57-52 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cunningham - foul #1 on Joseph Cunningham, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (PF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | William O'Hara picks off the pass by Steven Mitchell | 57-52 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | William O'Hara hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 02:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 59-52 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joseph Cunningham | 59-52 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-52 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | John Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is open but misses the lay-in | 59-52 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Jim Bell is fouled on the floor by William O'Hara - foul #3 on William O'Hara, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) William O'Hara | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the runner near the basket | 59-52 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is fouled in the backcourt by John Stanley - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 61-57 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is fouled in the backcourt by John Stanley - foul #5 on John Stanley, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Stanley | |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Eugene Utley | 61-57 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG) Al Noerenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Steven Mitchell is called for the reach on Eugene Utley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Michael Alexander drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | David Jones runs out the clock | 65-60 |