| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman | |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes's floater is knocked away by Ralph Howland | 27-23 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Gaspard | 27-23 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, James Mayne | |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| 17:53 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Arkansas | William Pittman steps in front of the Ralph Howland pass | 30-26 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-26 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Pittman | 30-29 |
| 15:53 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-29 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes drills a shot from the left side set up by Oscar Hernandez | 30-31 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard's dunk attempt is rejected by Leonard Barnes | 30-31 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas | John Kissell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:48 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-31 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Leonard Barnes is called for the reach on John Kissell - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Jonathan Piggott (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Ivan Derezinski (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | David Harrison steals it from Douglas Papineau | 30-31 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | The short jumper by Gilberto Molina is denied by Douglas Papineau | 30-31 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Donald Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Moses | 33-31 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 12:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas | Donald Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF) Richard Moses, Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, Leonard Barnes | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is called for a backcourt violation | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG) Gilberto Molina | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Kissell | 36-31 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 36-34 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Andrew Gaspard steals it from Oscar Hernandez | 36-34 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:28 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits a runner from close range | 36-36 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 08:50 | South Carolina | Andrew Gaspard swats the short shot by James Mayne | 36-36 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Juan Martinez | 39-36 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Andrew Gaspard | 39-36 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | James Mayne pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Howland (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ralph Howland | 39-36 |
| 06:46 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kissell | 41-36 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Ralph Howland steps in front of the Wei-Quo Meng pass | 41-36 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp is hacked by James Mayne - foul #2 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Jonathan Piggott (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Leonard Barnes (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Richard Moses scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | David Harrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is whistled for a carry | 46-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF) Richard Moses, Donald Howard, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily | |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilberto Molina | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Andrew Gaspard swats the layup by Leonard Barnes | 46-36 |
| 03:41 | South Carolina | David Harrison hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | South Carolina | David Harrison hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Wei-Quo Meng | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp's floater is knocked away by Leonard Barnes | 46-41 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:18 | South Carolina | John Kissell steals the ball from Wei-Quo Meng | 46-41 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng is hacked by John Kissell - foul #3 on John Kissell, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:09 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Ralph Howland is called for the reach on William Pittman - foul #2 on Ralph Howland, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Howland - foul #3 on Ralph Howland, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Martinez | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard is hacked by Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | John Kissell is fouled on the floor by James Mayne - foul #3 on James Mayne, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Leonard Barnes is called for the reach on Keith Sharp - foul #3 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland is fouled on the floor by Leonard Barnes - foul #4 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | John Kissell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | John Kissell is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | John Kissell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Juan Martinez | 51-44 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #4 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Wei-Quo Meng is called for the reach on Juan Martinez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #11 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the turnaround in the lane | 55-46 |