| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Davis (fresh) PF - Ben Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Donald Davis inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-32 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas | William O'Hara tips it back up and in | 19-34 |
| 19:11 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Randall Soule is blocked by Donald Davis | 19-34 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | William O'Hara knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harry Wilson | 19-36 |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura loses the dribble to William O'Hara | 19-36 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | David Dubois clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Terence Conger - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SG), Eugene Utley (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Harry Wilson, Donald Davis, Ben Horne | |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | David Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 18:01 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Elmer Olson - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #1 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF) William O'Hara | |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Paul Carrier - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #2 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (PF) William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PF), William O'Hara (C) Donald Davis, Elmer Olson | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley blows the layup | 21-37 |
| 16:55 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier hits the follow up shot | 21-39 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Purpura | 23-39 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses long on a runner in the paint | 23-39 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 15:49 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Carrier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg (SG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Paul Carrier, Ben Horne, William O'Hara | |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | Eugene Utley picks off the pass by Dikembe Awada | 26-39 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Reinaldo Medina - foul #4 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SG), Ben Horne (PF) Perry Sieberg, Elmer Olson | |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG) Sean Turner | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (PF), William O'Hara (C) Ben Horne, Eugene Utley | |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | David Dubois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Drew Bangs, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SG), Ben Horne (PF) Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Ben Horne blocks the short jumper by Timothy Purpura | 28-41 |
| 13:29 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura tips it in | 30-41 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Terence Conger steals it from David Dubois in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits the finger roll | 32-41 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | David Dubois misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Terence Conger | 34-41 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Charles Sanders picks off the pass by David Dubois | 34-41 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Donald Davis | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas | Ben Horne steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Paul Carrier (SG), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) David Dubois, Harry Wilson, Ben Horne, William O'Hara | |
| 10:55 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Drew Bangs steals it from Kenneth Bateman in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 10:52 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Drew Bangs | 38-41 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PF), William O'Hara (C) Donald Davis, Elmer Olson | |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley dunks the ball on a great pass from Kenneth Bateman | 38-43 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ben Horne - foul #1 on Ben Horne, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Kenneth Bateman, Eugene Utley, Ben Horne | |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Donald Davis scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Wilson | 39-45 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Elmer Olson is called for the reach on Timothy Purpura - foul #2 on Elmer Olson, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Ben Horne (PF), Eugene Utley (C) Harry Wilson, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson, William O'Hara | |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | Ben Horne is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #2 on Ben Horne, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Schwarze (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (PG), Paul Carrier (SG) David Dubois, Perry Sieberg | |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Timothy Purpura is blocked by Eugene Utley | 39-45 |
| 07:57 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Perry Sieberg (SG), Elmer Olson (PF), William O'Hara (C) Harry Wilson, Paul Carrier, Donald Davis, Ben Horne | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Perry Sieberg (fresh) SF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) C - William O'Hara (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Schwarze and he's hacked by Perry Sieberg - foul #2 on Perry Sieberg, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF) Randall Soule | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Davis (SF), Ben Horne (PF) Eugene Utley, Elmer Olson | |
| 06:57 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:57 | Arkansas | William O'Hara grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | William O'Hara hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Davis | 43-49 |
| 06:16 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze lays it in | 45-49 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | William O'Hara clanks a shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Schwarze | 45-49 |
| 05:25 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-49 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:07 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs (PG), Sean Turner (SG), Randall Soule (SF) Terence Conger, Charles Sanders, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (PG), Paul Carrier (SG), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) David Dubois, Donald Davis, Ben Horne, William O'Hara | |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Wilson | 45-51 |
| 04:15 | Southern Cal | Sean Turner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Harry Wilson | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Cal | Drew Bangs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 03:26 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada's layup is rejected by Perry Sieberg | 45-53 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Drew Bangs - foul #1 on Drew Bangs, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Charles Sanders (SG), William Schwarze (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Drew Bangs, Sean Turner, Dikembe Awada, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Donald Davis (SF), Ben Horne (PF), William O'Hara (C) Paul Carrier, Perry Sieberg, Elmer Olson, Eugene Utley | |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-55 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | William O'Hara snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is hacked by Terence Conger - foul #3 on Terence Conger, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (PG), Paul Carrier (SG) David Dubois, Harry Wilson | |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Bateman | 45-57 |
| 01:59 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | William O'Hara swats the short shot by William Schwarze | 47-60 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ben Horne | 47-60 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Timothy Purpura is called for the reach on William O'Hara - foul #2 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Harry Wilson (SG) Kenneth Bateman, Paul Carrier | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura buries a shot in the lane | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Harry Wilson - foul #3 on Charles Sanders, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:22 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is called for traveling | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | David Dubois runs out the clock | 49-64 |