| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) PF - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:58 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Russell Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Henderson, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SF) Russell Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby travels with the ball | 25-26 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is alone and drills a runner from close range | 25-28 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | David Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SF), John Lewis (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Billy Jones, David Simmons, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Alan Bell is hacked by Edwin Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Mason, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Batten and the foul's on John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Billy Jones (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Edwin Mason, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:24 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas | Daniel Levinthal steps in front of the Chris Cunningham pass | 25-30 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic is hacked by Billy Jones - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Randall James (PF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal lays it up and in | 25-32 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas | Billy Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 16:11 | Arkansas | Randall James can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Don Batten gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Don Batten double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Edwin Mason (SF), David Simmons (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Billy Jones, Randall James, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Santillo (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| 15:54 | Arkansas | Daniel Levinthal blocks the jumper by Brian Bigelow | 25-32 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Edwin Mason (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 25-32 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the jumpshot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal is hacked by Donald Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), John Lewis (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Edwin Mason, David Simmons, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (PG), Jose Alvarez (SG), Ronald Libby (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) Don Batten, Alan Bell, Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Glen Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 30-32 |
| 13:28 | South Carolina | Glen Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Billy Jones (SF), David Simmons (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, John Lewis, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Glen Brown, Jose Alvarez, Ronald Libby, David Santillo, David McGillicuddy | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 33-35 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Billy Jones - foul #3 on Billy Jones, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:57 | Arkansas | David Simmons is hacked by Moshe Petrovic - foul #2 on Moshe Petrovic, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Randall James (PF) David Simmons | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:30 | Arkansas | Donald Jones double dribbles | 33-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), John Lewis (PF) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Randall James | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (SF), David Santillo (PF) Fred Peterson, Daniel Levinthal | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Lewis (fresh) C - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Don Batten clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garf Demski - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #7 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Billy Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Glen Brown (SG), David McGillicuddy (C) Alan Bell, Moshe Petrovic | |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Don Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas | Garf Demski hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Chris Cunningham | 36-37 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy is wide open but clanks a runner in the paint | 36-37 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the jumper near the basket | 36-37 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 09:13 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 09:12 | Arkansas | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Russell Henderson steps in front of the Don Batten pass | 39-37 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is fouled on the floor by David McGillicuddy - foul #1 on David McGillicuddy, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Billy Jones (SF), David Simmons (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Chris Cunningham, Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, John Lewis, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Bell (SG), Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF), Moshe Petrovic (C) Don Batten, Ronald Libby, David Santillo, David McGillicuddy | |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Billy Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Bigelow | 42-37 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic clanks a floater from the left side | 42-37 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Billy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Glen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Levinthal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow scores on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 06:38 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson scores on a runner in the paint set up by Glen Brown | 45-39 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas | David Simmons lays it in on a great pass from Brian Bigelow | 47-39 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson's pass is intercepted by Brian Bigelow | 47-39 |
| 06:02 | Arkansas | Donald Jones blows the layup | 47-39 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | David Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Glen Brown - foul #1 on Glen Brown, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Edwin Mason (SF), Randall James (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, David Simmons, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez (PG) Glen Brown | |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic's pass is intercepted by Garf Demski | 47-39 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason is whistled for a carry | 47-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ronald Libby (C) Moshe Petrovic | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Randall James blocks the short jumper by Daniel Levinthal | 47-39 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Jose Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-39 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Chris Cunningham - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SF), John Lewis (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Randall James, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Batten (PG), David McGillicuddy (C) Jose Alvarez, Daniel Levinthal | |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Batten, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham hits a floater from the right side | 49-42 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is fouled in the backcourt by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #9 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic (C) Fred Peterson | |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Billy Jones clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Billy Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Billy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Batten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Moshe Petrovic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | Alan Bell gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), David Simmons (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Billy Jones, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Peterson (SF), Daniel Levinthal (PF) Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal's fadeaway is rejected by David Simmons | 49-43 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Garf Demski gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham loses the dribble to Don Batten in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Don Batten | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Henderson | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-45 |
| 01:16 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Bell | 52-45 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Moshe Petrovic tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Batten, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Jones (SG), Billy Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Fred Peterson is called for the reach on Billy Jones - foul #1 on Fred Peterson, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Ellis Reynolds steps in front of the Moshe Petrovic pass | 54-47 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Billy Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Don Batten - foul #3 on Don Batten, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 00:36 | Arkansas | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | David Simmons is hacked by Don Batten in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Batten, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Fred Peterson grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Don Batten connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Donald Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Bell - foul #1 on Alan Bell, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Don Batten misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Daniel Levinthal gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Alan Bell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Don Batten grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Alan Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Peterson | 57-53 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham is hacked by Alan Bell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Bell, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Alan Bell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby grabs the board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby runs out the clock | 59-53 |