| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Palm (fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Liang Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson inbounds the ball | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Arkansas | Drazen Blachowski steals the ball from Russell Henderson | 46-25 |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | David Simmons steps in front of the Liang Zheng pass | 46-25 |
| 19:29 | Arkansas | Michael Palm connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Billy Jones | 49-25 |
| 19:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is hacked by Brian Bigelow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #1 | 49-25 |
| 19:17 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 49-28 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Liang Zheng - foul #1 on Liang Zheng, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 19:02 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 19:02 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the rebound | 50-28 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Drazen Blachowski and he's fouled by Brian Bigelow - foul #3 on Brian Bigelow, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| 18:51 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas | Billy Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the tip | 50-31 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to David Simmons | 50-31 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Billy Jones connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Palm | 52-31 |
| 17:57 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 17:56 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | Billy Jones is hacked by Jesse Kimble - foul #3 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Randall James (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Russell Henderson, Michael Palm, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Jesse Kimble, Liang Zheng | |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Donald Jones hits a floater from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 17:25 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Edwin Mason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Mason, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Raul Ramos is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Raul Ramos, team foul #3 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Randall James is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Brian Bigelow | 56-31 |
| 16:27 | North Carolina | James Wurth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Palm (PF) Randall James | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky (C) Raul Ramos | |
| 16:01 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-31 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ellis Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wurth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder is hacked by Ellis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #4 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), John Lewis (PF), David Simmons (C) Garf Demski, Donald Jones, Michael Palm, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), John Stockdale (SG), Liang Zheng (PF) Maxwell Calder, James Wurth, Noel Cumberbatch | |
| 15:48 | North Carolina | John Lewis takes the ball from Marc Sitosky | 56-31 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits a jumper from the left wing | 58-31 |
| 15:11 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Kimble | 58-33 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | John Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Randall James (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, John Lewis, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raul Ramos (C) Marc Sitosky | |
| 14:27 | North Carolina | John Stockdale loses the dribble to Randall James | 58-33 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Mason | 60-33 |
| 13:38 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Stockdale | 60-36 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Ellis Reynolds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-36 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the board | 60-36 |
| 12:55 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 60-36 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas | Randall James pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Randall James misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jesse Kimble - foul #4 on Jesse Kimble, team foul #4 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), John Lewis (C) Edwin Mason, Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG), James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF), Marc Sitosky (C) Jesse Kimble, John Stockdale, Liang Zheng, Raul Ramos | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Randall James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-36 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-36 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 62-36 |
| 11:56 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-36 |
| 11:54 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Blachowski (tired) 4 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina | Billy Jones steals it from Drazen Blachowski in the backcourt | 62-36 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-36 |
| 11:30 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski snags the defensive board | 62-36 |
| 11:26 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 62-36 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | The short jumper by John Lewis is denied by Marc Sitosky | 62-36 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina | John Lewis takes the ball from Noel Cumberbatch | 62-36 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Billy Jones is whistled for traveling | 62-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Russell Henderson (SF), Michael Palm (PF), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones, Donald Jones, Randall James, John Lewis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (SG), Liang Zheng (PF), Raul Ramos (C) Drazen Blachowski, Noel Cumberbatch, Marc Sitosky | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-36 |
| 09:55 | Arkansas | Garf Demski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edwin Mason | 65-36 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina | James Wurth is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wurth, team foul #5 | 65-36 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Garf Demski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-36 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | David Simmons tips it but misses | 65-36 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | James Wurth pulls down the rebound | 65-36 |
| 09:20 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Edwin Mason | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Garf Demski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-36 |
| 08:38 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 68-36 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina | John Stockdale gets the offensive rebound | 68-36 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #5 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Garf Demski, Russell Henderson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski (SF), Marc Sitosky (C) James Wurth, Raul Ramos | |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the free throw | 68-38 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Michael Palm gets the rebound | 68-38 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-38 |
| 07:56 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 68-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Maxwell Calder (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stockdale (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Liang Zheng (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | North Carolina | Ellis Reynolds is called for the reach on Drazen Blachowski - foul #2 on Ellis Reynolds, team foul #6 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), John Lewis (PF) Brian Bigelow, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG), James Wurth (SF), Noel Cumberbatch (PF) Maxwell Calder, Drazen Blachowski, Liang Zheng | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | James Wurth connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Kimble | 68-40 |
| 07:11 | Arkansas | Billy Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-40 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the board | 68-40 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #7 | 68-40 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 07:06 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the offensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 06:47 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Stockdale | 68-42 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | Billy Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ellis Reynolds | 71-42 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Stockdale | 71-44 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Donald Jones can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Stockdale - foul #2 on John Stockdale, team foul #6 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Michael Palm (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Billy Jones, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Donald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 71-44 |
| 05:24 | North Carolina | Brian Bigelow steps in front of the Jesse Kimble pass | 71-44 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-44 |
| 04:48 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-44 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | Garf Demski grabs the board | 73-44 |
| 04:32 | Arkansas | David Simmons drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Garf Demski | 75-44 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #8 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Russell Henderson (SF), Randall James (PF) Donald Jones, Michael Palm | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Garf Demski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Bigelow | 77-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garf Demski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall James (fresh) 11 pts. C - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jesse Kimble (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Stockdale (tired) 4 ast. SF - James Wurth (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Cumberbatch (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Sitosky (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-46 |
| 03:23 | Arkansas | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 77-46 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | James Wurth is called for the reach on Russell Henderson - foul #2 on James Wurth, team foul #7 | 77-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (PG), Billy Jones (SG), John Lewis (PF), Ellis Reynolds (C) Brian Bigelow, Garf Demski, Randall James, David Simmons | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder (PG) Jesse Kimble | |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 77-46 |
| 03:01 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Reynolds | 77-46 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | Billy Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Noel Cumberbatch - foul #1 on Noel Cumberbatch, team foul #8 | 77-46 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-46 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the offensive rebound | 79-46 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Maxwell Calder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-46 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Cumberbatch | 79-46 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 79-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Arkansas | Billy Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-48 |
| 01:51 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky grabs the board | 79-48 |
| 01:45 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Michael Palm (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, John Lewis, Ellis Reynolds | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble (PG) Maxwell Calder | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by Marc Sitosky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Sitosky, team foul #9 | 79-48 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 1st free throw | 80-48 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 2nd free throw | 80-48 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 80-48 |
| 01:16 | North Carolina | Jesse Kimble misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-48 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the defensive rebound | 80-48 |
| 01:08 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 80-48 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Noel Cumberbatch grabs the board | 80-48 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | John Stockdale is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 80-48 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Billy Jones misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 80-48 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 80-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Brian Bigelow and he's hacked by James Wurth - foul #3 on James Wurth, team foul #10 | 82-48 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Russell Henderson misses the free throw | 82-48 |
| 00:16 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky snags the defensive board | 82-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky is fouled on the floor by David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 82-48 |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Marc Sitosky misses the 1st free throw | 82-48 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Billy Jones grabs the board | 82-48 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow runs out the clock | 82-48 |