| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) SF - James Washington (fresh) PF - William Sanders (fresh) C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) SG - George Kemp (fresh) SF - Mark Holmes (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Vanderbilt | James Washington snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove's fadeaway is rejected by David Cianciolo | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | John Friedel is fouled on the floor by Jason Kissel - foul #1 on Jason Kissel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Arkansas | John Friedel is hacked by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones connects on the jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | James Washington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Arkansas | George Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel hits a shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes clanks a floater in the paint | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Robert Hisle steps in front of the Stephen Jones pass | 4-2 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | James Washington connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from William Sanders | 6-2 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hisle - foul #1 on Robert Hisle, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Don Mack (SG), Jonathon Jones (SF), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Robert Hisle, James Washington, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) SG - Don Mack (fresh) SF - Jonathon Jones (fresh) PF - William Sanders (fairly fresh) C - Karl McCallister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders hits the finger roll | 8-4 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Mark Holmes swats the short shot by William Sanders | 8-4 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones tips it home | 10-4 |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Holmes and he's hacked by William Sanders - foul #1 on William Sanders, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (C) David Cianciolo | |
| 14:50 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:41 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | Brent Winningham picks off the pass by Adrian Hargrove | 10-7 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | George Kemp comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 10-7 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Adrian Hargrove is called for the reach on George Kemp - foul #1 on Adrian Hargrove, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SG), James Washington (SF) Don Mack, Jonathon Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Mark Holmes | |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:31 | Vanderbilt | Aaron Banks steps in front of the Robert Hisle pass | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | John Friedel connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Jones | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:53 | Vanderbilt | James Washington hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | James Moody hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Mark Holmes (SF), David Cianciolo (C) James Moody, Stephen Jones, Aaron Banks | |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | John Friedel is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | James Washington loses the dribble to John Friedel | 12-12 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | John Friedel blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | James Washington misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Karl McCallister | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) SG - Robert Hisle (fairly fresh) SF - James Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. C - Karl McCallister (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (tiring) 3 pts. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Cianciolo - foul #1 on David Cianciolo, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Don Mack (SG), Jonathon Jones (SF) Armand Ricci, Robert Hisle, James Washington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Dale Connelly (SG) John Friedel, George Kemp | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | James Moody misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas | William Sanders steals it from Mark Holmes | 14-12 |
| 10:40 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jason Kissel | 16-12 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove (C) Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Mark Holmes, David Cianciolo | |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 16-12 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Arkansas | James Moody is hacked by Jason Kissel - foul #2 on Jason Kissel, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), James Washington (SF) Jason Kissel, Jonathon Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), George Kemp (SG) James Moody, Dale Connelly | |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is called for traveling | 16-12 |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SG) Don Mack | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SF) Brent Winningham | |
| 09:07 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Holmes (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Banks - foul #1 on Aaron Banks, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes's pass is intercepted by Armand Ricci | 18-12 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle lays it in on a great pass from Armand Ricci | 20-12 |
| 08:30 | Arkansas | John Friedel comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | James Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:23 | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Washington | 22-12 |
| 08:19 | Arkansas | George Kemp drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove throws it down on a nice dish by Armand Ricci and the foul's on Aaron Banks - foul #2 on Aaron Banks, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones (SF) James Washington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG), Brent Winningham (PF), David Cianciolo (C) George Kemp, Albert Symonds, Aaron Banks | |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:48 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses the floater from the right side | 25-15 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (SG), Karl McCallister (C) Robert Hisle, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SG), Albert Symonds (PF) John Friedel, Mark Holmes | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Mack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sanders (tired) 4 pts. C - Karl McCallister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Connelly (fresh) SF - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Albert Symonds (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dale Connelly | 25-17 |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Don Mack | 27-17 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), James Washington (SF) Armand Ricci, Jonathon Jones | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Garf Spilski (SF) Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | James Washington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garf Spilski - foul #1 on Garf Spilski, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove (C) Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), David Cianciolo (C) James Moody, Brent Winningham | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | James Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | George Kemp comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-17 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski tips it in | 28-19 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | James Washington comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 05:44 | Arkansas | John Friedel pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove hits a shot from close range | 30-22 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | George Kemp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski tips it in | 30-24 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | George Kemp can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 04:16 | Vanderbilt | James Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:11 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SG), Jonathon Jones (SF), Karl McCallister (C) Don Mack, James Washington, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Dale Connelly (SG), Mark Holmes (SF), Brent Winningham (PF) John Friedel, George Kemp, Garf Spilski, Albert Symonds | |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 30-24 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG) Jason Kissel | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF) David Cianciolo | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | James Moody can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Armand Ricci - foul #1 on Armand Ricci, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | James Moody makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | James Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | James Moody makes the 3rd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Sanders (very tired) 4 pts. C - Karl McCallister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Moody (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Connelly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham is hacked by Karl McCallister - foul #1 on Karl McCallister, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Washington (SF), Adrian Hargrove (C) Jonathon Jones, Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG) Dale Connelly | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hisle and the foul's on John Friedel - foul #1 on John Friedel, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG) Armand Ricci | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brent Winningham | 36-31 |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Washington and the foul's on Brent Winningham - foul #1 on Brent Winningham, team foul #8 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (SG) Robert Hisle | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG) James Moody | |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Sanders - foul #2 on William Sanders, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) Brent Winningham | |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-33 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Holmes | 38-33 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | John Friedel pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Adrian Hargrove denies the turnaround by George Kemp | 38-33 |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones tips it home | 38-35 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | John Friedel connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-37 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Friedel - foul #2 on John Friedel, team foul #9 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Robert Hisle (SG), Jonathon Jones (SF) Jason Kissel, Don Mack, James Washington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Dale Connelly (SG), Brent Winningham (SF) John Friedel, George Kemp, Mark Holmes | |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses badly on a shot from the left block | 39-37 |