| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fresh) PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) C - Mathew Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Bert Dunagan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Fredric Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | William Topete picks off the pass by Raymond Guin | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Raymond Guin | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Terry Langston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fredric Smith | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Van Mercer pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled on the floor by William Topete - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (C) Fredric Smith | |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett is denied on a layup by Bert Dunagan | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Terry Langston loses the dribble to Raymond Guin | 2-6 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale can't connect on a shot in the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:28 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:21 | Samford | Marc Brummett picks off the pass by Bryan Gomes | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Terry Langston steals it from Marc Brummett | 2-6 |
| 15:46 | Samford | Terry Langston misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fresh) PF - Marc Brummett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett's floater is knocked away by Ian Cox | 2-6 |
| 15:34 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Van Mercer pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett can't connect on a shot from the left block | 2-6 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Mathew Hall - foul #1 on Mathew Hall, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SF), Tibor Zais (PF), James Worley (C) Richard Depasquale, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Maurice Parish (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan | |
| 14:36 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Fredric Smith steps in front of the Alfredo Martin pass | 2-8 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Steven Neil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 13:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 13:39 | Samford | Fredric Smith is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Raymond Guin | |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SF) Bryan Gomes | |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | James Worley is whistled for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG) Edward Zdrojkowski | |
| 13:02 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tibor Zais - foul #1 on Tibor Zais, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| 13:02 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 13:02 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | James Worley grabs the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Van Mercer pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin is fouled on the floor by Terry Langston - foul #1 on Terry Langston, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Van Mercer, James Worley | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is called for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF) Steven Neil, Fredric Smith | |
| 11:41 | Samford | Bryan Gomes buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Ian Cox | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled in the backcourt by Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG) Alfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Guin | 4-11 |
| 11:07 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't finish the layup | 4-11 |
| 11:05 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Richard Depasquale steals it from William Topete | 4-11 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin loses the ball out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Van Mercer (SF), James Worley (PF) Richard Depasquale, Tibor Zais, Marc Brummett | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Bert Dunagan, Bryan Gomes | |
| 10:21 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Worley | 4-11 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | James Worley connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Swietomierz Cipkowski | 6-11 |
| 09:58 | Samford | William Topete connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Parish | 6-14 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Worley | 9-14 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Ian Cox drills a shot from the left side | 9-16 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-16 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Terry Langston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Marc Brummett (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Raymond Guin, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Bryan Gomes (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Terry Langston, Ian Cox, William Topete, Maurice Parish | |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Van Mercer | 14-16 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Bert Dunagan lays it up and in | 14-18 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Bert Dunagan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Bert Dunagan can't tip it in | 16-18 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marc Brummett, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Maynard Grandy (C) Van Mercer, James Worley | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Maurice Parish (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Fredric Smith | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Maurice Parish's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Martin | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Martin (fresh) PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Maynard Grandy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Neil (fresh) SF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Parish (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Maurice Parish is called for the reach on Alfredo Martin - foul #1 on Maurice Parish, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mathew Hall (C) Maynard Grandy | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Langston - foul #2 on Terry Langston, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (PF) Marc Brummett | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Maurice Parish | |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Steven Neil picks off the pass by Richard Depasquale in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Depasquale | 20-20 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Ian Cox can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Guin - foul #1 on Raymond Guin, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Van Mercer (SF) Richard Depasquale, Alfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (C) Bryan Gomes | |
| 06:19 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:19 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall misses short on a floater in the paint | 20-22 |
| 05:57 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Samford | Steven Neil buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 20-25 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Marc Brummett (PF), James Worley (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Raymond Guin, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, William Topete, Bert Dunagan | |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:57 | Samford | Fredric Smith scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Kimsey and the foul's on James Worley - foul #1 on James Worley, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (SG) Tibor Zais | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (SF) Ian Cox | |
| 04:57 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Van Mercer | 25-28 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-28 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Alfredo Martin and the foul's on Gordon Kimsey - foul #1 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:07 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Zdrojkowski, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG) Alfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), William Topete (SF) Gordon Kimsey, Maurice Parish | |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Depasquale | 30-28 |
| 03:43 | Samford | William Topete scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Steven Neil | 30-30 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 03:17 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the turnaround in the lane | 30-30 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Topete - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Tibor Zais (SF), Mathew Hall (C) Richard Depasquale, Van Mercer, James Worley | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Ian Cox (SG), Gordon Kimsey (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Maurice Parish (C) Steven Neil, Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete, Bryan Gomes, Fredric Smith | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Ian Cox gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan is fouled on the floor by Marc Brummett - foul #2 on Marc Brummett, team foul #6 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG) Marc Brummett | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:02 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mathew Hall - foul #2 on Mathew Hall, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Raymond Guin | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Gordon Kimsey | |
| 01:38 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Maurice Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski is fouled on the floor by Terry Langston - foul #3 on Terry Langston, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG) Terry Langston | |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the finger roll | 32-34 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Ian Cox steals it from Alfredo Martin | 32-34 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Ian Cox hits the finger roll | 32-36 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfredo Martin | 35-36 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Maurice Parish clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Bert Dunagan snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Maurice Parish is fouled on the floor by Tibor Zais - foul #2 on Tibor Zais, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Marc Brummett (PF), James Worley (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Alfredo Martin, Van Mercer, Mathew Hall | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, William Topete | |
| 00:01 | Samford | Maurice Parish misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-36 |