| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Troy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Chamlee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Justin King inbounds the ball | 46-20 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Ball State | Christopher Laux steals the ball from Justin King | 46-20 |
| 19:10 | Arkansas | John Davis is fouled on the floor by John Chamlee - foul #1 on John Chamlee, team foul #1 | 46-20 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Justin King - foul #3 on Justin King, team foul #2 | 46-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Virgil Pearson (SF) Justin King | |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 47-20 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses the 2nd free throw | 47-20 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson pulls down the rebound | 47-20 |
| 18:42 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson is called for 3 seconds | 47-20 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Virgil Pearson - foul #3 on Virgil Pearson, team foul #3 | 47-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SF) Virgil Pearson | |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the 1st free throw | 48-20 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the 2nd free throw | 48-20 |
| 18:13 | Ball State | John Chamlee pulls down the rebound | 48-20 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | John Chamlee misses the shot from the left side | 48-20 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | John Petrone pulls down the rebound | 48-20 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Chamlee - foul #2 on John Chamlee, team foul #4 | 48-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) John Davis, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-20 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-20 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | John Chamlee snags the defensive board | 49-20 |
| 17:22 | Ball State | Dan Creason hits the finger roll | 49-22 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-22 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder tips it in | 51-22 |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Mark Harrington steps in front of the Troy Davis pass | 51-22 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Harrington | 53-22 |
| 16:40 | Ball State | Byron Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-22 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | John Chamlee tips it back up and in | 53-24 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Laux and he's hacked by Troy Davis - foul #3 on Troy Davis, team foul #5 | 55-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SG), Patrick Grace (SF) Christopher Laux, Kevin Saylor | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (SF), Lester Lee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, John Chamlee | |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the free throw | 56-24 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher is whistled for traveling | 56-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), John Petrone (C) Danny Synder, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:49 | Arkansas | John Petrone drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Harrington | 58-24 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dan Creason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Prill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Dan Creason blows the layup | 58-24 |
| 15:40 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher grabs the offensive board | 58-24 |
| 15:29 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-24 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas | John Davis snags the defensive board | 58-24 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington drills a floater from the baseline set up by Patrick Grace | 60-24 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-24 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | John Davis snags the defensive board | 60-24 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Lester Lee - foul #1 on Lester Lee, team foul #6 | 62-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Mark Harrington, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Ball State | Troy Davis (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Justin King (SF), Virgil Pearson (PF), John Chamlee (C) Shawn Boucher, Dan Creason, Arthur Brown, Donald Prill, Lester Lee | |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly misses the free throw | 62-24 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Byron Barnes pulls down the rebound | 62-24 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Justin King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-24 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the board | 62-24 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Danny Synder scores on a runner in the paint | 64-24 |
| 13:22 | Ball State | Byron Barnes is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Reisinger - foul #1 on Lawrence Reisinger, team foul #1 | 64-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Gary Bright (SG), Arthur Brown (PF), Lester Lee (C) Troy Davis, Byron Barnes, Justin King, John Chamlee | |
| 13:11 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 64-24 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Danny Synder | 64-24 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas | Danny Synder knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by John Davis | 66-24 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Gary Bright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-24 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger grabs the board | 66-24 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Danny Synder hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Davis and he's fouled by Gary Bright - foul #3 on Gary Bright, team foul #7 | 68-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SG), Patrick Grace (SF), John Petrone (C) Kevin Saylor, John Davis, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG) Edmund Randolph | |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the free throw | 69-24 |
| 12:01 | Ball State | Gary Bright makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-27 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-27 |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 69-27 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Shawn Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Pearson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Virgil Pearson | 69-30 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | John Petrone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Lee - foul #2 on Lester Lee, team foul #8 | 69-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SG), Lawrence Reisinger (PF) Christopher Laux, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Dan Creason (SF) Arthur Brown | |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 1st free throw | 70-30 |
| 11:07 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-30 |
| 10:59 | Ball State | Patrick Grace steals the ball from Dan Creason | 71-30 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-30 |
| 10:32 | Ball State | Gary Bright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-32 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-32 |
| 10:05 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Lester Lee | 73-32 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Gary Bright clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-32 |
| 09:53 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 73-32 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger loses the dribble to Dan Creason | 73-32 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Gary Bright is called for a backcourt violation | 73-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Danny Synder (PF) Mark Harrington, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Arthur Brown (SF) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright | |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Laux | 75-32 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Eric Kelly blocks the short jumper by Virgil Pearson | 75-32 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger grabs the board | 75-32 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dan Creason - foul #2 on Dan Creason, team foul #9 | 75-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), John Petrone (C) Christopher Laux, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 76-32 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 77-32 |
| 08:02 | Ball State | Eric Kelly steals it from Dan Creason | 77-32 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | John Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Edmund Randolph - foul #1 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #10 | 77-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG) Eric Kelly | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-32 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Petrone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Randolph (fresh) SG - Dan Creason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Virgil Pearson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Lee (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | John Petrone takes the ball from Arthur Brown | 79-32 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Edmund Randolph is called for the reach on Kevin Saylor - foul #2 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #11 | 79-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF), Patrick Grace (PF) John Davis, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Gary Bright (SG) Edmund Randolph, Lester Lee | |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses the 1st free throw | 79-32 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 80-32 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Arthur Brown clanks a turnaround from the left block | 80-32 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace grabs the defensive rebound | 80-32 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-32 |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 80-32 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Saylor - foul #1 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #2 | 80-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 80-33 |
| 06:11 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-34 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses the lay-in | 80-34 |
| 05:55 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 80-34 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Shawn Boucher can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 80-34 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace gets the rebound | 80-34 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace is hacked by Dan Creason - foul #3 on Dan Creason, team foul #12 | 80-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edmund Randolph (PG), Lester Lee (C) Shawn Boucher, Gary Bright | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses the 1st free throw | 80-34 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 81-34 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Arthur Brown clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 81-34 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger gets the rebound | 81-34 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 81-34 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 81-34 |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Arthur Brown hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dan Creason and he's fouled by Patrick Grace - foul #2 on Patrick Grace, team foul #3 | 81-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF), Danny Synder (PF) John Davis, Patrick Grace | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:50 | Ball State | Arthur Brown makes the free throw | 81-37 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux is hacked by Edmund Randolph - foul #3 on Edmund Randolph, team foul #13 | 81-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Petrone (C) Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Bright (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses the 1st free throw | 81-37 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses the 2nd free throw | 81-37 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Dan Creason pulls down the rebound | 81-37 |
| 04:13 | Ball State | Edmund Randolph scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dan Creason | 81-39 |
| 03:46 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 81-39 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly tips it home | 83-39 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Ball State | Lester Lee drills a driving attempt in the paint | 83-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Harrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Edmund Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Bright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Pearson (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Creason (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Bright - foul #4 on Gary Bright, team foul #14 | 83-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG) Christopher Laux | |
| Subs | Ball State | Shawn Boucher (PG), Arthur Brown (C) Edmund Randolph, Lester Lee | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 84-41 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 84-41 |
| 03:12 | Ball State | Arthur Brown grabs the board | 84-41 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Arthur Brown's pass is intercepted by Kevin Saylor | 84-41 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington blows the dunk | 84-41 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | Arthur Brown pulls down the rebound | 84-41 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Gary Bright misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-41 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Eric Kelly | 84-41 |
| 02:08 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington's dunk attempt is rejected by Dan Creason | 84-41 |
| 02:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder tips it in | 86-41 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Dan Creason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Synder - foul #3 on Danny Synder, team foul #4 | 86-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), John Davis (SF), Patrick Grace (PF) Mark Harrington, Eric Kelly, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Lee (C) Gary Bright | |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the 1st free throw | 86-42 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Dan Creason makes the 2nd free throw | 86-43 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | John Davis misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Virgil Pearson - foul #4 on Virgil Pearson, team foul #15 | 86-43 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 86-43 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 86-43 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Lester Lee gets the rebound | 86-43 |
| 01:07 | Ball State | Dan Creason misses the 3 from the left corner | 86-43 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux grabs the defensive rebound | 86-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Patrick Grace | 88-43 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Ball State | Kevin Saylor is called for the reach on Shawn Boucher - foul #2 on Kevin Saylor, team foul #5 | 88-43 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Dan Creason clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-43 |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Arthur Brown snags the offensive board | 88-43 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Virgil Pearson hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Creason | 88-45 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 88-45 |