| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Leon Lieb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Baranowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Noblitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Harris (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Harry Davis inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by James Baranowski - foul #1 on James Baranowski, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 19:47 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:47 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:47 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:24 | S. Arkansas | Lee Harris swats the short shot by Timothy Noblitt | 32-29 |
| 19:22 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Charles Fitzgerald | 32-29 |
| 19:01 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:39 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | Virginia State | Harry Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Jones - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:07 | S. Arkansas | Charles Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Leon Lieb - foul #2 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:00 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is whistled for a carry | 32-29 |
| 17:19 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Baranowski and he's hacked by Harry Davis - foul #3 on Harry Davis, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens (PF), Peter Black (C) James Baranowski, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Allen (SF) Harry Davis | |
| 17:19 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:56 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Peter Black - foul #3 on Peter Black, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Bruce Jourdan (SF), Timothy Noblitt (C) Leon Lieb, Paul Jones, Christopher Wright, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 16:56 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:56 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman is hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Thomas Raine (C) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 16:28 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Hoffman, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| 16:07 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mills | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt makes the shot in the lane | 37-33 |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - George Abshire (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Jourdan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sammy Owens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Noblitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Lee Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:38 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:23 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Jourdan and the foul's on Lee Harris - foul #2 on Lee Harris, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Christopher Wright (SF), James Baranowski (PF) George Abshire, John Hoffman, Bruce Jourdan, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Joseph Allen, Thomas Raine | |
| 15:23 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:04 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-33 |
| 15:03 | Virginia State | Harry Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:49 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:48 | Virginia State | Lee Harris hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 14:26 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:25 | Virginia State | Richard Mills snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 14:14 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 14:13 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:58 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 13:56 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:37 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald lays it up and in | 40-37 |
| 13:25 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 13:24 | Virginia State | Lee Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:17 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 12:48 | S. Arkansas | Ron Johnson steps in front of the Sammy Owens pass | 40-39 |
| 12:29 | Virginia State | Harry Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 12:28 | Virginia State | Richard Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:14 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:49 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 11:48 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Lee Harris | 40-41 |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Leon Lieb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Baranowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sammy Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mills (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 11:41 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:37 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb is hacked by Harry Davis - foul #4 on Harry Davis, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), John Hoffman (SG), Bruce Jourdan (SF), Peter Black (PF), Timothy Noblitt (C) Leon Lieb, Paul Jones, Christopher Wright, James Baranowski, Sammy Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Allen (SF) Harry Davis | |
| 11:28 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 11:27 | S. Arkansas | Peter Black gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:03 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Allen - foul #1 on Joseph Allen, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| 11:03 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:03 | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:40 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 10:38 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:18 | S. Arkansas | George Abshire scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-41 |
| 10:00 | Virginia State | George Abshire steals it from Lee Harris | 43-41 |
| 09:57 | S. Arkansas | Peter Black lays it up and in on a great pass from George Abshire | 45-41 |
| 09:42 | Virginia State | George Abshire is called for the reach on Ron Johnson - foul #1 on George Abshire, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones (SG), Christopher Wright (SF) John Hoffman, Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 09:19 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 08:58 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt is called for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Noblitt, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb (PG), James Baranowski (PF) George Abshire, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Mark Edwards (PF) Lee Harris | |
| 08:34 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 08:33 | Virginia State | Richard Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:23 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 08:22 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 08:13 | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 08:11 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Joseph Allen | 45-44 |
| 08:04 | Virginia State | Leon Lieb takes the ball from Richard Mills | 45-44 |
| 07:59 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 07:57 | Virginia State | Mark Edwards pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:41 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 07:40 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Leon Lieb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Baranowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Noblitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (tiring) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mills (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Edwards (fresh) C - Charles Fitzgerald (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Richard Mills - foul #1 on Richard Mills, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (SG), Bruce Jourdan (SF) Paul Jones, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (SF) Joseph Allen | |
| 07:21 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:21 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:21 | Virginia State | Mark Edwards snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 06:54 | Virginia State | Mark Edwards can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 06:52 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Timothy Noblitt | 46-44 |
| 06:35 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Baranowski | 49-44 |
| 06:13 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:11 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Fitzgerald | 49-44 |
| 06:01 | Virginia State | Harry Davis is fouled on the floor by Bruce Jourdan - foul #1 on Bruce Jourdan, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | George Abshire (PG), Paul Jones (SG), Sammy Owens (PF), Peter Black (C) Leon Lieb, John Hoffman, James Baranowski, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG), Lee Harris (PF) Richard Mills, Mark Edwards | |
| 06:01 | Virginia State | Harry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:01 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Sammy Owens | 49-44 |
| 05:51 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by George Abshire | 51-44 |
| 05:30 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Black - foul #4 on Peter Black, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright (SF) Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 05:30 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:30 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:19 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 53-46 |
| 04:58 | Virginia State | Lee Harris makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ron Johnson and he's hacked by George Abshire - foul #2 on George Abshire, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mills (SG) James Graham | |
| 04:58 | Virginia State | Lee Harris misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:58 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Peter Black | 53-48 |
| 04:45 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Davis - foul #5 on Harry Davis, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Allen (SF) Harry Davis | |
| 04:45 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:45 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:45 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 04:27 | Virginia State | Richard Mills connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Allen | 54-50 |
| 04:13 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by George Abshire | 56-50 |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Christopher Wright | 56-50 |
| 03:57 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright lays it up and in | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 03:50 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 03:26 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Lee Harris - foul #3 on Lee Harris, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb (PG), John Hoffman (SG), James Baranowski (PF) George Abshire, Paul Jones, Peter Black | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (PG), Mark Edwards (PF) Ron Johnson, Lee Harris | |
| 03:26 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:26 | S. Arkansas | Sammy Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Leon Lieb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Baranowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sammy Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Chris Matzke (fresh) SG - Richard Mills (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Fitzgerald (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Lieb - foul #2 on Leon Lieb, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Bruce Jourdan (SF), Timothy Noblitt (C) Christopher Wright, Sammy Owens | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG), Thomas Raine (C) Richard Mills, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 03:06 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:06 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:49 | S. Arkansas | Thomas Raine swats the short shot by James Baranowski | 59-54 |
| 02:47 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:47 | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Paul Jones (SG), Christopher Wright (SF) John Hoffman, Bruce Jourdan | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Lee Harris (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Chris Matzke, James Graham, Mark Edwards, Thomas Raine | |
| 02:31 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| 02:17 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 02:16 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:56 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Harris | 59-54 |
| 01:54 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 01:43 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Ron Johnson - foul #1 on Ron Johnson, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| 01:43 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:43 | S. Arkansas | James Baranowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:43 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Lee Harris | 60-54 |
| 01:31 | Virginia State | Paul Jones is called for the reach on Richard Mills - foul #2 on Paul Jones, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 01:31 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:31 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | S. Arkansas | Timothy Noblitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | S. Arkansas | Christopher Wright hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 00:57 | Virginia State | Lee Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | S. Arkansas | Ron Johnson is called for the reach on Leon Lieb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Johnson, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman (SG), Martin Lasalle (SF), Peter Black (C) Paul Jones, Christopher Wright, Timothy Noblitt | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:54 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:54 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia State | Richard Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman is hacked by Richard Mills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Mills, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| 00:46 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:46 | S. Arkansas | John Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:39 | Virginia State | James Baranowski takes the ball from Lee Harris | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Martin Lasalle | 68-56 |
| 00:09 | Virginia State | Leon Lieb steps in front of the Charles Fitzgerald pass | 68-56 |
| 00:05 | S. Arkansas | Leon Lieb lays it in | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Richard Mills clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-56 |