| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Garner, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Juan Martinez | 42-33 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Martinez | 42-33 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Kissell | 44-33 |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is hacked by Juan Martinez - foul #2 on Juan Martinez, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott (C) Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Ronald King hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gaspard | 47-35 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Kissell - foul #2 on John Kissell, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SG), Billie Goshorn (PF), David Brundage (C) Dennis Prager, Christopher Garner, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the easy layup | 47-37 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright tips it in | 49-37 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | David Brundage loses the dribble to Jonathan Piggott | 49-37 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brundage | 49-37 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Raymond Wright picks off the pass by David Brundage | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brundage (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Billie Goshorn - foul #1 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF) Richard Moses, Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Timothy Parker, Billie Goshorn, David Brundage | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 15:12 | Western Illinois | Ronald King buries a jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Garner | 52-39 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | John Kissell is hacked by Russell McCaughan - foul #2 on Russell McCaughan, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG) Russell McCaughan | |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland misses the tip | 52-39 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurtis Beatty | 52-39 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Prager and he's hacked by Andrew Gaspard - foul #1 on Andrew Gaspard, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (SF) Kurtis Beatty | |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland tips it in | 54-42 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | John Kissell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Juan Martinez and he's fouled by Dennis Prager - foul #2 on Dennis Prager, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF) Keith Sharp, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (SG), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Christopher Garner, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 13:25 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is fouled on the floor by Ralph Howland - foul #1 on Ralph Howland, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG) John Kissell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SG), Timothy Parker (SF) Dennis Prager, Frank Tobin | |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland hits a runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Wright | 59-42 |
| 12:20 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kurtis Beatty - foul #1 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Jonathan Piggott (C) Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | David Brundage clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Juan Martinez - foul #3 on Juan Martinez, team foul #5 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG) Richard Moses | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Russell McCaughan, Kurtis Beatty, Timothy Parker, Billie Goshorn | |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | David Brundage makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jonathan Piggott | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Brundage (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-43 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 11:12 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker (SF) David Brundage | |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard's pass is intercepted by Dennis Prager | 61-43 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses the easy layup | 61-43 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker travels with the ball | 61-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SG), Frank Tobin (PF), Billie Goshorn (C) Dennis Prager, Christopher Garner, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-43 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 61-43 |
| 09:46 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by John Kissell | 63-43 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | John Kissell snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 09:06 | Arkansas | John Kissell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-43 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Timothy Parker grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | John Kissell drills a turnaround from the left block | 65-43 |
| 08:28 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wright - foul #1 on Raymond Wright, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Jonathan Piggott (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Kenneth Ringler (PF), Ronald King (C) Russell McCaughan, Timothy Parker, Frank Tobin, Billie Goshorn | |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | Jonathan Piggott knocks away the 3 by Kurtis Beatty | 65-43 |
| 08:14 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott snags the defensive board | 65-43 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Dennis Prager picks off the pass by Jonathan Piggott | 65-43 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager lays it up and in | 65-45 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Juan Martinez and the foul's on Kurtis Beatty - foul #2 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (SF) Kurtis Beatty | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Ronald King snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dennis Prager (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Brundage (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | David Brundage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the offensive board | 67-45 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-45 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is hacked by Dennis Prager - foul #3 on Dennis Prager, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG) Richard Moses | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-47 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald King | 69-47 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | David Brundage grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-47 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Kissell | 71-47 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Dennis Prager misses short on a shot from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Ronald King grabs the offensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is hacked by Donald Howard - foul #1 on Donald Howard, team foul #7 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Jacob McCuistion (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF) John Kissell, Donald Howard, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan (PG), Kurtis Beatty (SF), Billie Goshorn (PF) Dennis Prager, Kenneth Ringler, Ronald King | |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:27 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott gets the rebound | 71-48 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the fadeaway from the right block | 73-48 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | David Brundage is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Piggott - foul #2 on Jonathan Piggott, team foul #8 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin (PF) Christopher Garner | |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | David Brundage makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | David Brundage makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas | Jacob McCuistion is whistled for a carry | 73-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF) David Brundage | |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-50 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin hits the follow up shot | 73-52 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billie Goshorn - foul #2 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #8 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG) Jacob McCuistion | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:03 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Richard Moses loses the ball out of bounds | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Piggott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Russell McCaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billie Goshorn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson is hacked by Raymond Wright - foul #2 on Raymond Wright, team foul #9 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (C) Frank Tobin | |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 75-54 |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn can't finish the layup | 75-54 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Billie Goshorn is called for the reach on Douglas Papineau - foul #3 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #9 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jacob McCuistion (SG) Raymond Wright | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin (PF) Howard Lawson | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 02:31 | Western Illinois | Russell McCaughan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty grabs the offensive board | 77-54 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | David Brundage hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kurtis Beatty | 77-56 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Russell McCaughan steals the ball from Donald Howard | 77-56 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty lays it in on a nice dish by Russell McCaughan | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Richard Moses's floater is knocked away by Billie Goshorn | 77-58 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Donald Howard hits the follow up shot | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn is called for a charge - foul #4 on Billie Goshorn, team foul #10 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF) Jacob McCuistion | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Richard Moses makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jonathan Piggott | 81-58 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn is fouled on the floor by Raymond Wright - foul #3 on Raymond Wright, team foul #10 | 81-58 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn misses the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:43 | Western Illinois | Billie Goshorn misses the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright misses long on a shot from the right side | 81-58 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the follow up shot | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin travels with the ball | 83-58 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Richard Moses runs out the clock | 83-58 |