| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) PF - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas | Edward Schrader steals the ball from Chris Cunningham | 34-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass is intercepted by David Simmons | 34-34 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Russell Henderson - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-34 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Garf Demski | 34-34 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Garf Demski | 37-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Russell Henderson - foul #3 on Russell Henderson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Billy Jones (SF), John Lewis (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, David Simmons, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ellis Reynolds - foul #1 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Maciel | 37-38 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Billy Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ellis Reynolds | 39-38 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Clyde Pate is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Clyde Pate | |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds tips it home | 41-38 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | A charge is called on Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Edwin Mason (SF), Randall James (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Billy Jones, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason tips it in | 43-38 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Cunningham - foul #3 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randall James (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Garf Demski - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SF), David Simmons (PF) Edwin Mason, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't tip it in | 46-40 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by Garf Demski | 46-40 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Edward Schrader banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 46-42 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Billy Jones's pass is intercepted by Richard Burns | 46-42 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Richard Burns banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Garf Demski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), John Lewis (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Billy Jones, David Simmons, Randall James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Lisenby | 49-44 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Burns clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Russell Henderson - foul #4 on Russell Henderson, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SF) Russell Henderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Richard Burns | |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel jams the wide open dunk | 50-48 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwayne Lisenby | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-48 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | John Lewis hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Billy Jones (SF), David Simmons (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Edwin Mason, John Lewis, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Billy Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Burns, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on David Simmons - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Garf Demski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Simmons | 58-54 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Edward Schrader and the foul's on David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Edwin Mason (SF), Randall James (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Billy Jones, David Simmons, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Clyde Pate | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:00 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Edward Schrader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF) Garf Demski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 07:28 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall James (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edwin Mason | 61-57 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dwayne Lisenby - foul #2 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Lewis (PF) Randall James | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a floater from the right wing set up by Russell Henderson | 63-59 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Russell Henderson - foul #5 on Russell Henderson, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Billy Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Edwin Mason, Russell Henderson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Lewis | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Billy Jones loses the dribble to Richard Burns | 66-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Richard Burns knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Edward Schrader | 66-65 |
| 04:35 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds throws it down on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 68-65 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Edwin Mason (SF), David Simmons (PF), Randall James (C) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones, Billy Jones, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | Garf Demski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 71-65 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Edwin Mason picks off the pass by Kwabena Abdel in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | David Simmons hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 71-65 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #5 on Richard Burns, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-65 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled on the floor by Garf Demski - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Edwin Mason, Randall James | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | David Simmons pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham can't finish the layup | 73-66 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to David Simmons | 73-66 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Garf Demski is fouled on the floor by Kwabena Abdel - foul #3 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 73-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 73-66 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it but misses | 73-66 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwayne Lisenby | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby is hacked by Edward Schrader in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (PF) Garf Demski, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Donald Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), David Simmons (PF) Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on David Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lane | 76-71 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Schrader - foul #5 on Edward Schrader, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Cunningham - foul #4 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #10 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Billy Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Gary Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-73 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #15 | 80-73 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is fouled on the floor by Chris Cunningham - foul #5 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Brian Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Maciel, team foul #16 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Donald Jones steps in front of the Matthew Lane pass in the backcourt | 83-74 |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Donald Jones dunks the ball | 85-74 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 85-76 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow runs out the clock | 85-76 |