| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Kemp (fresh) SF - Mark Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | John Friedel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Holmes | 23-25 |
| 19:17 | Arkansas | John Friedel makes the wide open shot from the right block | 25-25 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Bennett | 25-28 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | John Friedel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas | George Kemp drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | George Kemp is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | John Friedel picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg | 28-28 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | George Kemp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-28 |
| 16:25 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses short on a shot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Holmes | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brent Winningham (C) David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett, Keith Pitts | |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Joseph Armstrong steals the ball from Brent Winningham | 30-28 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | John Friedel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Troy Bennett (PF) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | George Kemp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Friedel | 33-30 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Friedel - foul #3 on John Friedel, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cianciolo (C) Brent Winningham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:04 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Kelley - foul #3 on Thomas Kelley, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Thomas | 34-33 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | John Friedel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelley | 34-33 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Holmes - foul #1 on Mark Holmes, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (SG), Brent Winningham (SF) George Kemp, Mark Holmes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Moody (fresh) SF - Brent Winningham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Troy Bennett | |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | John Friedel connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Moody | 36-34 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | John Friedel snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas | John Friedel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (SG), Mark Holmes (SF), David Cianciolo (C) James Moody, Stephen Jones, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Stephens (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Thomas Kelley, Joseph Armstrong, Keith Pitts | |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Brent Winningham denies the turnaround by David Stephens | 38-34 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | George Kemp pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | John Friedel buries a driving attempt in the paint | 40-34 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley loses the dribble to John Friedel | 40-34 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Mark Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-34 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradford Dingman | 40-34 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | David Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brent Winningham | 40-34 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Paul Bagley steals it from George Kemp out of a doubleteam | 40-34 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | David Thomas slams it home set up by Paul Bagley | 40-36 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Friedel | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Brent Winningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Brent Winningham lays it in | 44-36 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | George Kemp takes the ball from David Thomas | 44-36 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | John Friedel travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG), Dale Connelly (SG), Stephen Jones (PF), Aaron Banks (C) John Friedel, George Kemp, Mark Holmes, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, David Thomas, David Stephens, Troy Bennett, Bradford Dingman | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 44-39 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas | James Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones takes the ball from Joseph Armstrong | 44-39 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | James Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Holmes (SF) Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled on the floor by Brent Winningham - foul #1 on Brent Winningham, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Friedel (PG), George Kemp (SG) James Moody, Dale Connelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | John Friedel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Friedel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Winningham (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | John Friedel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Joseph Armstrong takes the ball from John Friedel | 44-45 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cianciolo (C) Brent Winningham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Troy Bennett (PF) Peter Pham, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett can't finish the layup | 44-47 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones clanks a floater near the basket | 44-47 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | George Kemp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelley | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | John Friedel is called for the reach on Thomas Kelley in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Friedel, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), David Stephens (SF) Michael Tinklenberg, Thomas Kelley | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | David Stephens is fouled on the floor by Mark Holmes - foul #2 on Mark Holmes, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is hacked by Mark Holmes - foul #3 on Mark Holmes, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the board | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF) Paul Bagley, David Stephens | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled in the backcourt by John Friedel - foul #5 on John Friedel, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Moody (PG) John Friedel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 47-48 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | James Moody misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-48 |