| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Petrone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Street (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Holter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | John Davis inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Roger Spears steals it from Christopher Laux | 34-29 |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Roger Spears can't throw it down | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | Washington State | Gordon Street tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 19:36 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher tips it in | 34-31 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington clanks a jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 19:06 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Richard Holter's floater is knocked away by John Petrone | 34-31 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | Gordon Street gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Micheal Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Micheal Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Micheal Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Richard Holter can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Harrington - foul #1 on Mark Harrington, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) John Davis, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (SF) Gordon Street | |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Richard Holter makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:19 | Washington State | Richard Holter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger travels with the ball | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), John Taylor (PF) Micheal Smith, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 16:42 | Washington State | John Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Smith (SG), John Davis (SF) Christopher Laux, Mark Harrington | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PF) Richard Holter | |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Danny Synder connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 39-34 |
| 16:03 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Danny Synder gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Kelly (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Sydow (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas | David Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Davis | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Washington State | Roger Spears knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Danny Synder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Sydow - foul #2 on Nathan Sydow, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Kevin Saylor (SG), Patrick Grace (SF), John Petrone (C) Eric Kelly, David Smith, John Davis, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Micheal Smith (SG), Gordon Street (SF), Jeffrey Brasher (PF), Richard Holter (C) Roger Spears, Ratko Broski, Mauricio Bruno, Nathan Sydow, John Taylor | |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Danny Synder makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:33 | Washington State | Richard Holter pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Micheal Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:23 | Washington State | Richard Holter hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Danny Synder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Grace | 45-39 |
| 13:35 | Washington State | Micheal Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Christopher Laux | 45-39 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Micheal Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Saylor - foul #3 on Micheal Smith, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Harrington (SF) Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | Richard Holter blocks the short jumper by Mark Harrington | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | Washington State | Richard Holter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher is hacked by Patrick Grace - foul #1 on Patrick Grace, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| 12:23 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Washington State | Micheal Smith gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Christopher Laux (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Saylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Street (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Holter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Washington State | John Petrone swats the layup by Gordon Street | 45-39 |
| 11:46 | Washington State | Micheal Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Laux, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), Danny Synder (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, Patrick Grace, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), Mauricio Bruno (SF), Nathan Sydow (PF), John Taylor (C) Micheal Smith, Gordon Street, Jeffrey Brasher, Richard Holter | |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Roger Spears drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux clanks a shot from the left block | 45-44 |
| 10:40 | Washington State | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | Washington State | John Taylor tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas | John Taylor steals it from Lawrence Reisinger | 45-46 |
| 10:01 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Danny Synder gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (PG), David Smith (SG), Patrick Grace (PF) Christopher Laux, Mark Harrington, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Micheal Smith (SG), Jeffrey Brasher (PF), Richard Holter (C) Roger Spears, Ratko Broski, Nathan Sydow, John Taylor | |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Lawrence Reisinger makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:15 | Washington State | Richard Holter drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Brasher | 48-48 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Danny Synder (PF), John Petrone (C) David Smith, John Davis, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gordon Street (SF) Mauricio Bruno | |
| 08:38 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Eric Kelly - foul #2 on Eric Kelly, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Micheal Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:20 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher tips it home | 48-50 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Grace | 50-50 |
| 07:49 | Washington State | Gordon Street clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-50 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Synder (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Petrone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fresh) SG - Micheal Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gordon Street (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Holter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Street - foul #2 on Gordon Street, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Mark Harrington (SF) Eric Kelly, Patrick Grace | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG), Mauricio Bruno (SF) Kevin Ferguson, Gordon Street | |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:20 | Washington State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Brasher is denied by John Petrone | 52-50 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Saylor | 54-50 |
| 06:40 | Washington State | Roger Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas | Danny Synder gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington misses short on a jumper near the basket | 54-50 |
| 06:11 | Arkansas | Danny Synder grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | John Petrone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 05:48 | Washington State | Micheal Smith gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Micheal Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:36 | Washington State | John Petrone is called for the reach on Micheal Smith - foul #1 on John Petrone, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Davis (SF), Patrick Grace (PF), Lawrence Reisinger (C) Kevin Saylor, Danny Synder, John Petrone | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), Gordon Street (SF), John Taylor (C) Micheal Smith, Jeffrey Brasher, Richard Holter | |
| 05:31 | Washington State | Roger Spears drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nathan Sydow (PF) Mauricio Bruno | |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Gordon Street hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-52 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:45 | Arkansas | Mark Harrington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eric Kelly (SG) Christopher Laux | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:32 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ratko Broski | 56-52 |
| 04:03 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Lawrence Reisinger | 56-52 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | John Davis connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Kelly | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Mark Harrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Grace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Reisinger (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Street (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Sydow (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 03:32 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:17 | Arkansas | Eric Kelly is fouled on the floor by Roger Spears - foul #1 on Roger Spears, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Laux (PG), Danny Synder (PF), John Petrone (C) Mark Harrington, Patrick Grace, Lawrence Reisinger | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Micheal Smith (SG), Mauricio Bruno (SF), Jeffrey Brasher (PF), Richard Holter (C) Roger Spears, Ratko Broski, Gordon Street, Nathan Sydow, John Taylor | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | John Davis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 03:02 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:58 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor (SG), Patrick Grace (PF) Eric Kelly, Danny Synder | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-52 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Saylor | 61-52 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Roger Spears can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Kevin Saylor misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 63-52 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Richard Holter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 01:22 | Washington State | Roger Spears can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | John Petrone pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Bruno - foul #3 on Mauricio Bruno, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Nathan Sydow (PF), John Taylor (C) Roger Spears, Micheal Smith, Jeffrey Brasher, Richard Holter | |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:01 | Washington State | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Washington State | Ratko Broski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 00:53 | Arkansas | John Petrone grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Saylor and the foul's on Nathan Sydow - foul #3 on Nathan Sydow, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas | John Petrone makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Ratko Broski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Patrick Grace snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Christopher Laux runs out the clock | 66-52 |