| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Loren Huling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Trenton Fletcher | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | John Hurt connects on the jump hook in the paint | 35-45 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Marc Sitosky - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| 19:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:18 | North Carolina | Steven Williams grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 18:58 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher blows the layup | 36-45 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 36-47 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Loren Huling is called for the reach on John Hurt - foul #1 on Loren Huling, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| 18:11 | North Carolina | Arnold Brooks swats the short shot by Drazen Blachowski | 36-47 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 17:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The short jumper by Michael Holder is denied by Trenton Fletcher | 36-47 |
| 17:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Michael Robinson steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 36-47 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Arnold Brooks - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones (SG), Rusty Bryant (SF), Victor Longacre (PF), Dick Thacker (C) Wayne Barton, Michael Holder, Arnold Brooks, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 16:54 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker can't tip it in | 36-47 |
| 16:53 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 16:33 | North Carolina | Dick Thacker swats the layup by John Hurt | 36-47 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Dick Thacker | 36-47 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #2 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (SG), Michael Robinson (C) Loren Huling, Dick Thacker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Perkins (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) John Hurt, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 16:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Maxwell Calder | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rusty Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Alan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Trenton Fletcher steals the ball from Michael Robinson | 37-49 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 37-49 |
| 15:09 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it in | 37-51 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina | Steven Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-51 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:53 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton travels with the ball | 37-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib (PG), Loren Huling (SG), Harry Sherman (SF), Arnold Brooks (PF), Dick Thacker (C) Charles Jones, Wayne Barton, Rusty Bryant, Victor Longacre, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG), John Hurt (SF) Drazen Blachowski, Alan Perkins | |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Steven Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Liang Zheng | 37-53 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling travels with the ball | 37-53 |
| 13:05 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Harry Sherman - foul #4 on Harry Sherman, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF) Harry Sherman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| 12:46 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Hurt | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Huling | 37-55 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Marc Sitosky swats the layup by Loren Huling | 37-55 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Liang Zheng | 37-58 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Liang Zheng - foul #4 on Liang Zheng, team foul #4 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Wayne Barton (SG), Michael Robinson (C) Michael Holder, Dick Thacker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SG), Steven Williams (PF), Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 11:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 11:55 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arnold Brooks grabs the offensive board | 37-58 |
| 11:37 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Lawrence Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Loren Huling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arnold Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Trenton Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Hurt scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Drazen Blachowski | 37-61 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-61 |
| 11:10 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Maxwell Calder | 37-64 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arnold Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Williams | 37-64 |
| 10:51 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hurt | 37-64 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Arnold Brooks - foul #1 on Arnold Brooks, team foul #3 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF), Victor Longacre (PF) Lawrence Steib, Arnold Brooks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 10:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson grabs the board | 37-64 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson is fouled on the floor by Trenton Fletcher - foul #2 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #5 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones (PG) Loren Huling | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:09 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-64 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson tips it home | 39-64 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is fouled on the floor by Michael Holder - foul #3 on Michael Holder, team foul #4 | 39-64 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-64 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-64 |
| 09:10 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 08:45 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-64 |
| 08:43 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Hurt | 39-64 |
| 08:28 | North Carolina | Steven Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-64 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | The rebound goes to Wayne Barton | 39-64 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Steven Williams steals the ball from Michael Robinson | 39-64 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher is hacked by Michael Holder - foul #4 on Michael Holder, team foul #5 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Lawrence Steib (PG), Loren Huling (SG), Harry Sherman (SF), Arnold Brooks (PF), Dick Thacker (C) Charles Jones, Wayne Barton, Michael Holder, Victor Longacre, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (SG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Liang Zheng | 39-67 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones (SG), Rusty Bryant (SF), Tony Freshour (C) Lawrence Steib, Harry Sherman, Arnold Brooks | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Alan Perkins (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) John Hurt, Steven Williams, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Loren Huling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rusty Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dick Thacker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tony Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Liang Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Alan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Alan Perkins steps in front of the Tony Freshour pass | 39-67 |
| 07:07 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins can't finish the layup | 39-67 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 06:48 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant is whistled for traveling | 39-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-67 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling lays it in and the foul's on Maxwell Calder - foul #1 on Maxwell Calder, team foul #7 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SG), Victor Longacre (PF) Charles Jones, Tony Freshour | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:24 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling misses the free throw | 41-67 |
| 06:24 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 41-67 |
| 06:16 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Perkins | 41-69 |
| 06:04 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-69 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant is hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #3 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #8 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 05:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 05:43 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 05:28 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski can't finish the layup | 43-69 |
| 05:26 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the offensive board | 43-69 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rusty Bryant - foul #1 on Rusty Bryant, team foul #6 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Tony Freshour (C) Dick Thacker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 05:21 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling's pass is intercepted by Marc Sitosky | 43-71 |
| 05:01 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng loses the ball out of bounds | 43-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones (SG) Rusty Bryant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 04:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Tony Freshour knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Holder and the foul's on Alan Perkins - foul #1 on Alan Perkins, team foul #9 | 45-71 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Tony Freshour misses the free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:50 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch is hacked by Tony Freshour - foul #1 on Tony Freshour, team foul #7 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 04:40 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Longacre grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 47-71 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 47-71 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Perkins | 47-71 |
| 03:50 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling buries a jumper from the right wing | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | North Carolina | Tony Freshour takes the ball from Marc Sitosky | 49-73 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Little Rock | PG - Loren Huling (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Tony Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Longacre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Drazen Blachowski (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Alan Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Marc Sitosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-73 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Rusty Bryant (SF), Dick Thacker (PF) Michael Holder, Tony Freshour | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Longacre grabs the board | 49-73 |
| 02:22 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-73 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-73 |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Loren Huling and he's fouled by Marc Sitosky - foul #3 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Little Rock | Michael Holder (SF) Rusty Bryant | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 01:58 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Dick Thacker makes the free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:29 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 01:27 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Loren Huling pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:17 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Holder | 55-73 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maxwell Calder and he's fouled by Dick Thacker - foul #1 on Dick Thacker, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 00:42 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Marc Sitosky | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Little Rock | Arkansas, Little Rock is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-76 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Victor Longacre gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas, Little Rock | Marc Sitosky blocks the jumper by Charles Jones | 55-76 |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Alan Perkins snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder runs out the clock | 55-76 |