| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | James Swinehart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's pass is intercepted by Steven Mayle | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Van Mercer can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Van Mercer | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega jams it | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Van Mercer | 7-4 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is hacked by Van Mercer - foul #1 on Van Mercer, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Ed Gilmore blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Thrash | 7-4 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | Marlon Coy takes the ball from Michael Beaupre | 7-6 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall lays it in set up by Marlon Coy | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Willie Green comes up short on the shot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Garf Zand gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Garf Zand tips it in | 7-10 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Alfredo Martin | 9-10 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Ed Gilmore (fresh) C - Willie Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tibor Zais | 11-13 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Garf Zand can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ed Gilmore - foul #1 on Ed Gilmore, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), James Swinehart (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Michael Beaupre, Ed Gilmore, Willie Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled on the floor by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #1 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF) Tibor Zais | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 13-15 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | James Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 14:27 | Arkansas | James Swinehart's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Rau | 13-15 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas | James Swinehart grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Gene Jansen picks off the pass by Raymond Guin | 13-15 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen dunks the ball | 13-17 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is hacked by Gene Jansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | James Swinehart drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 15-17 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Van Mercer - foul #2 on Van Mercer, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF) Byron Harris | |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Beaupre - foul #1 on Michael Beaupre, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Michael Rau | |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), James Swinehart (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Ed Gilmore, Willie Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bell (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is called for a charge - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF) James Bell | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | James Swinehart clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cook travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG) Michael Beaupre | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF) Tibor Zais | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:52 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swinehart | 18-21 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Richard Depasquale steals the ball from Michael Rau | 18-21 |
| 10:03 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale lays it up and in | 20-21 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses long on a jumper in the lane | 20-21 |
| 09:39 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Swietomierz Cipkowski, James Swinehart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:16 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a shot from the left side | 21-21 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Amos Scott - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle is hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Carmelo Ortega | |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the shot in the paint | 24-25 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ed Gilmore (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Garf Zand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Amos Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Alfredo Martin - foul #1 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Willie Green (C) Alfredo Martin, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Willie Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Tibor Zais | 26-26 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale hits a floater from close range | 28-26 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Michael Rau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF), James Swinehart (PF) Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Ed Gilmore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, James Bell, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Garf Zand is called for the reach on Richard Depasquale - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Willie Green gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Willie Green knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Amos Scott - foul #2 on Amos Scott, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG) Richard Depasquale | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Michael Rau | |
| 06:09 | Arkansas | Willie Green misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Green - foul #1 on Willie Green, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Smith (C) Willie Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gene Jansen and the foul's on James Swinehart - foul #1 on James Swinehart, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:52 | Arkansas | Mitchell Thrash blocks the jumper by Raymond Guin | 33-30 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | James Bell misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-30 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 33-30 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Mitchell Thrash is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Raymond Guin, James Swinehart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF) Tibor Zais, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) PF - Ed Gilmore (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Tomas Hall, Garf Zand | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Depasquale - foul #1 on Richard Depasquale, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Van Mercer | 39-32 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Van Mercer is called for the reach on Robert Cook - foul #3 on Van Mercer, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Tibor Zais (SF) Michael Beaupre, Van Mercer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) James Bell | |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Robert Cook picks off the pass by Ed Gilmore | 39-33 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Mayle - foul #1 on Steven Mayle, team foul #11 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swinehart (PF) Ed Gilmore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Rau | |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Garf Zand grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled on the floor by Raymond Guin - foul #1 on Raymond Guin, team foul #12 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Michael Rau (PF) Amos Scott, Garf Zand | |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Willie Green gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Willie Green | 41-36 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 41-36 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Robert Cook tips it home | 41-38 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Jared Lewis steals it from Willie Green | 41-38 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Michael Rau clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfredo Martin - foul #2 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #13 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Raymond Guin, Tibor Zais, James Swinehart, Willie Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses long on a shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cook | 41-39 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #14 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Rau | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-41 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Ed Gilmore swats the short shot by Amos Scott | 43-41 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle grabs the board | 43-41 |